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Filtering by: Creator Coakley, J. A., Jr. Advisor Bogart, Ralph Creator Hoornbeek, Frank K. (Frank Kent), 1928

Selection applied, response of traits and combining abilities of inbred lines of beef cattle

Creator:

Hoornbeek, Frank K. (Frank Kent), 1928-

Abstract:

The investigations reported are based on two studies; the first is concerned with the selection practiced for performance in one inbred Angus and three inbred Hereford lines of cattle, the realized responses, levels of inbreeding and associated performance, and heritabilities of the performance traits. Selection differentials for all performance traits...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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higher than those on the dam side as a consequence of greater selection intensity through the sires
Some genetic and environmental factors associated with performance and carcass traits of beef cattle

Creator:

Hoornbeek, Frank K. (Frank Kent), 1928-

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

De- partment for invaluable assistance in the analy- sis of data; and also to Dr. J. A. B