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Finishing performance of progeny of Continental cross suckler cows by two sire breeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

D G Chapple
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford, HR1 3PG, United Kingdom
H F Grundy
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund, Preston Wynne, Hereford, HR1 3PG, United Kingdom
R Keatinge
Affiliation:
ADAS Redesdale, Rochester, Otterburn, Northumberland, NE19 1SB, United Kingdom
R F Sadler
Affiliation:
Waitrose, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 8YA, United Kingdom
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Previous ADAS trials have shown the potential of Continental cross suckler dams to increase calf growth rates in a hill environment (Keatinge et al., 1994), and to improve carcass quality when the progeny are finished intensively (Chapple et al., 1995). The aim of this experiment was to compare the progeny of two Continental dam genotypes, using either Charolais or Aberdeen-Angus sires, when finished at 18 months of age.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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References

Keatinge, R., Christensen, K.A. and Rowlinson, P. (1994). Comparative performance of two primiparous continental genotypes in a hill suckler herd: Reproductive performance. Animal Production, 58, p. 432.Google Scholar
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