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GM 16. Sire effects on postweaning growth and carcass characteristics in pubered Brahman cattle

A. C. Hammond, C. C. Chase, R. L. West, D. D. Johnson, T. A. Olson

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A progeny test for postweaning growth and carcass characteristics was conducted on five purebred Brahman sires. Data presented here are from the progeny of five sires that were tested the first year of a multiyear study that is planned to evaluate approximately 25 sires. There was no effect of sire on initial body weight, but sire effects on average daily gain and final body weight were significant (P

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Key concepts: Brahman, Sire, Purebred, Animal science, Biology, Beef cattle, Body weight, Breed