SOURCES OF VARIATION ON WEANING WEIGHT OF CHAROLAIS CALVES

Authors

  • Ramiro López-Trujillo
  • Roberto García-Elizondo

Keywords:

Weaning weight, calves, adjustment factors, Charolais

Abstract

Data from 598 Charolais calves of both sexes were analyzed, using the stepwise procedure, in order to detect the degree of influence of some factors on actual weaning weight (WW) and WW adjusted by age of the calf and of its dam (AWW). The independent variables were: weaning age (linear and cuadratic), age of dam (linear and cuadratic), sex, birth weight, and year of calf?s birth. In relation to WW, all the independent variables were included (p

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Published

31-12-1996

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 4 (1996): 1996-oct-dic

Section

Animal Science

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