Estimates of genetic parameters for carcass, growth and reproductive traits in Nellore cattle
- 1 July 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Livestock Science
- Vol. 155 (1), 1-7
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2013.04.004
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Funding Information
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
- CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior/Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Melhoramento Animal, FCAV/UNESP)
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico)
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