Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
- Volume 12 Issue 1
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- Pages.5-8
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- 1999
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- 1011-2367(pISSN)
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- 1976-5517(eISSN)
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Effects of Sire Birth Weight on Calving Difficulty and Maternal Performance of Their Female Progeny
- Paputungan, U. (Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Sciences, Sam Ratulangi University) ;
- Makarechian, M. (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta) ;
- Liu, M.F. (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta)
- Received : 1997.06.24
- Accepted : 1998.08.12
- Published : 1999.01.01
Abstract
Weight records from birth to calving and calving scores of 407 two-year old heifers and weights of their offspring from birth to one year of age were used to study the effects of sire birth weight on maternal traits of their female progeny. The heifers (
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