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Lot Feeding Of Beef Cattle. 4. Cattle For Feed Lots, W J O Wilkie Jan 1965

Lot Feeding Of Beef Cattle. 4. Cattle For Feed Lots, W J O Wilkie

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

BREED, age, condition, health, temperament and sex are all important in feed lot cattle.


Estimates Of Heritability Of Beef Cattle Performance Traits By Regression Of Offspring On Sire, C. J. Brown, Maximo Gacula May 1964

Estimates Of Heritability Of Beef Cattle Performance Traits By Regression Of Offspring On Sire, C. J. Brown, Maximo Gacula

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Data used in this study were taken from performance test records of Hereford, Aberdeen-Angus and Shorthorn sires and their progeny that were raised and performance tested at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station during the years 1951 through 1962. Heritability estimates based on regression of offspring on sire were obtained from 201 male progeny belonging to 20 sire groups. The estimates obtained were 0.19±0.19 for 120-day weight, 0.27±0.13 for initial test weight, 0.93±0.18 for test daily gain, 0.43± 0.18 for feed consumption, 0.41±0.25 for feed conversion, 0.15±0.15 for type score, 0.37± 0.14 for final test weight, and 0.79±0.18 for production index.


Identicial Twins : A Valuable Aid To Animal Husbandry Research, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia Jan 1961

Identicial Twins : A Valuable Aid To Animal Husbandry Research, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A T a recent field day at Wokalup Research Station a set of identical twins was shown as being the start of a project to build up a herd or number of such, for research and extension work.


Famous Sheep Breeds. 4. The Border Leicester, J A. Mallett Jan 1960

Famous Sheep Breeds. 4. The Border Leicester, J A. Mallett

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

ALTHOUGH the Society of Border Leicester Sheep Breeders was formed only 62 years ago and the first volume of the Border Leicester Flock Book appeared in 1899, surprisingly little authentic information is available concerning the origin of the breed.