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Publikováno v:
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 80:145-151
To evaluate the contribution of fatness level towards pork eating quality, carcass and meat eating quality data were analysed from 721 pigs of three genotypes (with 0, 0.25 and 0.50 Duroc inclusion level). Animals (entire male and female) were reared
Publikováno v:
Animal Science. 68:495-501
A study was carried out involving 721 pigs, comprising boars and gilts, with either 0, 0.25 , or 0.50 Duroc inclusion level, which were produced by mating Large White boars with Large White × British Landrace sows, Large White boars with Duroc × (L
Autor:
M. B. Willis
Publikováno v:
Heredity. 84:131-132
Publikováno v:
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science. 2003:139-139
In practical dairy cattle breeding programmes, usually a small number of animals (selected from a large population) have a major influence on the genetic gain of the concerned population over a period of time (Hofer, 1998). Candidate animals are usua
Publikováno v:
Animal Science. 22:27-34
SummaryImported semen from 10 Italian Chianina bulls was used to inseminate beef and dairy cattle throughout England and Southern Scotland. A total of 2134 records of calving performance were subjected to least squares analyses. Dystocia score was si
Autor:
M. B. Willis
Publikováno v:
Journal of Small Animal Practice. 30:188-192
Canine defects can be divided into several main groups: autosomal recessives, autosomal dominants, sex-linked traits, threshold characters and polygenic traits. Few are dominant, as early onset dominant defects are easily eliminated. Autosomal recess
Autor:
M. B. Willis, A. Wilson
Publikováno v:
Animal Science. 18:231-236
SUMMARYBirth weights of 568 Santa Gertrudis calves by 15 sires out of 111 different dams over a 14-year period were obtained from a herd in Cuba. Year of birth, season of birth, sex of calf, sire and dam all had highly significant influences upon bir
Publikováno v:
Animal Science. 38:407-415
A comparison was undertaken of 85 Holstein × Friesian (HF) and 84 Friesian (F) steer carcasses that had been produced on three production systems. These were: intensive barley beef (BB); grass/cereal 18 month; and 24 month forage system. On each sys
Autor:
M. B. Willis, A. Wilson
Publikováno v:
Animal Science. 18:43-48
SUMMARYOver a 15-year period 1011 calving intervals from 187 Brahman (B) cows and 687 calving intervals from 146 Santa Gertrudis (SG) were examined. Year of calving significantly affected intervals in both breeds. Season of calving and parity of dam
Autor:
A. Wilson, M. B. Willis
Publikováno v:
Animal Science. 18:35-42
SUMMARYIn a 15-year period (1956-1970) data were available from 192 Brahman cows exposed to bulls on 1409 occasions (1199 calvings) and from 155 Santa Gertrudis cows exposed 907 times (847 calvings). All were mated by natural service in the same herd