Direct and maternal (co)variance components and genetic parameters for growth and reproductive traits in the Boran cattle in Kenya

Genetic parameters of growth of Ethiopian Boran cattle

ABSTRACT Records on birth weight and pre-weaning growth of 3959 Boran calves, which were progeny of

Economic values for production and functional traits and assessment of their influence on genetic improvement in the Boran cattle in Kenya

Summary Economic values for production (sale weight in steers, SWs, kg and heifers, SWh, kg; dressi

Estimation of genetic parameters for growth performance and carcass traits in Mukota pigs

Phenotypic and genetic parameter estimates for early growth, growth rate and growth efficiency‐related traits of Fogera cattle in Ethiopia

Abstract Background Understanding th

Estimates of variance components for feedlot traits of the Simmentaler breed in South Africa

Breeding of beef cattle is changing, with more emphasis on efficiency of production. Feed cost is th

Genetic analyses for growth traits of two indigenous beef cattle breeds in Botswana