The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
The Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (RBZ) is a publication dedicated to the broad field of Animal Science. We publish high-quality, original scientific research that spans across diverse areas within the discipline. The scope of RBZ encompasses a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, biometeorology and animal welfare, forage crops and grasslands, animal and forage plants breeding and genetics, animal reproduction, ruminant and non-ruminant nutrition, meat science and muscle biology, precision livestock, and animal production systems and agribusiness.
Fabiana Batalha Knackfuss, Alexander George Razook, Maria Eugênia Zerlotti Mercadante, Joslaine Noely dos Santos Gonçalves Cyrillo, Leopoldo Andrade de Figueiredo, Humberto Tonhati
01/Jun/2006
Fabiana Batalha Knackfuss, Alexander George Razook, Maria Eugênia Zerlotti Mercadante, Joslaine Noely dos Santos Gonçalves Cyrillo, Leopoldo Andrade de Figueiredo, Humberto Tonhati
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35982006000300013
Variance components and genetic parameters for growth traits of Gyr breed were estimated using univariate analyses by restricted maximum likelihood. Five models differing in the random effects were evaluated. The models included the fixed effects of month of birth, contemporary group and age of cow. According to the likelihood ratio test (LRT) the best fit for all traits measured in the pre-weaning period was obtained by the model including the direct and maternal effects (genetic and environment). Heritability estimates for […]
Keywords: animal model; beef cattle; daily gain; heritability; likelihood ratio test; performance testing