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dc.citation.epage92en_US
dc.citation.spage91en_US
dc.contributor.authorGlaze, J.B. Jr.
dc.contributor.authorSchalles, R.R.
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-10T19:50:41Z
dc.date.available2010-09-10T19:50:41Z
dc.date.issued2010-09-10T19:50:41Z
dc.date.published1995en_US
dc.description.abstractPerformance records of 1459 Polled Hereford cattle born from 1967 through 1979 were analyzed to estimate genetic parameters and the direct and correlated responses that were due to selection for feed conversion. Heritabilities were .24 for intake, .25 for gain, and .14 for feed conversion. The genetic correlation between average daily gain and feed conversion was -.82; correlation between average daily gain and feed intake was .42. Faster-gaining cattle have greater feed intakes and are more efficient. Feed conversion was improved by direct selection. However, it is more economically feasible for breeders to improve feed conversion by selecting for faster rates of gain, rather than selecting for the trait directly.en_US
dc.description.conferenceCattlemen's Day, 1995, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 3, 1995en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/4876
dc.publisherKansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Serviceen_US
dc.relation.isPartOfCattlemen’s Day, 1995en_US
dc.relation.isPartOfKansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 95-357-Sen_US
dc.relation.isPartOfReport of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 727en_US
dc.subjectBeefen_US
dc.subjectSelectionen_US
dc.subjectGenetic parametersen_US
dc.subjectFeed intakeen_US
dc.subjectAverage daily gainen_US
dc.subjectFeed conversionen_US
dc.titleSelection response and genetic parameter estimation for feed intake, gain, and feed conversionen_US
dc.typeConference paperen_US

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