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Evaluation of progeny from beef bulls with either a Top 1% or Top 10% Beef Value

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

S P Marsh ,
M. Vickers  and
N. Wharton
S P Marsh*
Affiliation:
Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom
M. Vickers
Affiliation:
Meat & Livestock Commission, Winterhill House, Snowdon Drive, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
N. Wharton
Affiliation:
Genus Breeding Ltd, Alpha Building, London Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom
*
Email:smarsh@harper-adams.ac.uk
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In a previous study at Harper Adams University College (Marsh & Pullar 2002) the progeny from bulls with either a high (Top 10% Beef Value [LM29]) or below average Beef Value (Bottom 25% Beef Value [LM7]) were reared through to slaughter on a silage beef system. The calves sired by the Top 10% Beef Value bull recorded significantly higher carcass weights. The objective of this trial was to evaluate the performance of Limousin cross Holstein Friesian calves sired by bulls with either a Top 1% Beef Value or Top 10% Beef Value.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2007 , April 2007 , pp. 152
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

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Marsh, S.P. and Pullar, D. (2002) Production and carcase traits of progeny sired by Limousin bulls with high and below average beef values. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science. Paper 193.CrossRefGoogle Scholar