Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics on calves’ sale price on the western border of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
| Autor: | Thaís Lopes Gonçalves, Luciana Fagundes Christofari, Ricardo Pedroso Oaigen, Guilherme Otavio Bertodo, Júlio Otávio Jardim Barcellos, Guilherme de Medeiros Bastos |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Ciência Rural, Vol 48, Iss 4 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4596 0103-8478 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20170283 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT: The demand for beef cattle with specific traits is evident from sales in auctions. While purchasing, buyers consider individual traits (e.g., muscularity, frame, racial composition, and weight) as predictors of quality, and adjust their bids according to their preferences. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of phenotypic and racial characteristics in determining the final sale price of calves of beef cattle in official auctions at the western border of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Five-hundred and seven lots of calves sold in calf auctions from five cities on the western border of Rio Grande do Sul were evaluated. The assignment of visual scores was based on their genetic group, frame, muscularity, and coat. Analysis of variance and the Tukey test at 5% significance level were performed for comparing the final average prices. Variables with the greatest impact on price were the genetic group and the size of the animals. Animals of synthetic breeds obtained higher value in the three years studied and animals without racial definition showed considerable devaluation and a decrease in supply. Larger animals had less value. |
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