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Performance of Hereford and two-breed rotational crosses of Hereford with Angus and Simmental cattle: I. Calf production through weaning.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Marshall, Dawn Marie Monfore, Michael Dinkel, Charles |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Abstract | Cow size, reproductive traits and calf performance through weaning were evaluated in a range environment for Simmental (S) x Hereford (H) and Angus (A) x H crosses in two-breed rotations and straightbred H. Data were grouped into seven dam breed categories: straightbred Hereford (H), crossbred F1 S x H cows (SH), S x H cows of low percentage H (SHS), S x H cows of high percentage H (HSH), F1 A x H cows (AH), A x H cows of low percentage H (AHA) and A x H cows of high percentage H (HAH). Straightbred H, SH, AH, SHS and AHA cows were mated to H bulls, HSH cows were mated to S bulls and HAH cows were mated to A bulls. Cows in the SHS and AHA groups ranged from 1/4 to 3/8 H and their calves from 5/8 to 11/16 H. Cows within the HSH and HAH groups ranged from 5/8 to 3/4 H and their calves from 5/16 to 3/8 H. Cow age ranged from 3 to 10 yr. Simmental-cross cows were heavier and taller and produced heavier calves at birth and weaning than A-cross. Pregnancy rate, calf birth date and percentage of difficult births did not vary significantly among dam breed groups. Within the A x H and S x H rotations, dam breed group rankings for calf birth weight were inverse to rankings for proportion of H in the breed makeup of the calf.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2527/1990.68124051x |
| PubMed reference number | 2286547 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 68 |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of animal science |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.animalsciencepublications.org/publications/jas/pdfs/68/12/4051 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.2527/1990.68124051x |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |