| Title | Crossbreeding Hereford and Brangus cattle in varied southwestern environments |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 1978 |
| Authors | Rankin B.J, Shaffer S.M, Neville SPaul, Holland L.A. |
| Pagination | 20 |
| Date Published | 1978 |
| Institution | New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station |
| City | Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Type | pp |
| ISBN Number | Bulletin 661 |
| Call Number | 00568 |
| Keywords | book, books, cattle, breeding, cattle, productivity, chapter, chapters, manangement, cattle, report, reports |
| Abstract | This bulletin reports the results of a study concerning crossbreeding Hereford and Brangus cattle in semidesert and mountain-foothills ranch environments in southern New Mexico. Objectives of the research were to compare weaning weights and feeder grades of calves, and the percentages of calves born and weaned from mating of Hereford x Hereford, Hereford x Brangus, Brangus x Hereford, and Brangus x Brangus cattle at two ranches. The effects of breed of sire, breed of dam, ranch, year, heterosis, and genotype-environment interaction were examined. Another objective was to compare the feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of the steer progeny of these matings and to study the same sources of variation in the analyses. |
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