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Effect of age on the accuracy of selection among beef calves for growth rate and type

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

The data for this study were taken from the calf crops born from 1950 through 1958 at the Beef (Battle Research Station, Front Royal, Virginia. These included 556 Angus, 556 Hereford, and 590 Shorthorn calves.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Animal Pathology
Department dc:contributor.department
Animal Husbandry
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1960

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Meyerhoeffer, David Clyde
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Carter, R. C.
Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Gaines, James A.

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-08012012-040100
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/44042

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Meyerhoeffer, David Clyde. Effect of age on the accuracy of selection among beef calves for growth rate and type. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1960. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44042