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 Author(s): PIOVEZAN, U.; CYRILLO, J. N. dos S. G.; COSTA, M. J. R. P. da The temperament of four beef cattle breeds were measured using a flight time test (FT) and a behavior score test (BST). FT was defined as the time taken by animals to cross a distance of 2 m after wei... ... |
 Author(s): FAVERO, R.; FEIJO, G. L. D.; BONIN, M. N.; MENEZES, G. R. de O.; GOMES, R. da C.; TORRES JUNIOR, R. A. de A.; SURITA, LUCY M. A.; MIZUBUTI, IVONE Y. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sire breed on beef quality of crossbred cattle. Steers (n=74) and heifers (n=71) produced along two years from mating Nellore, ½ Nellore x ½ Angus a... ... |
 Author(s): VENERONI, G. B.; MEIRELLES, S. L.; NUNES, H. O.; ALENCAR, M. M. de; MORAES, M. C.; GASPARIN, G.; MIYATA, M.; REGITANO, L. C. de A.
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 Author(s): PEREIRA, A. P.; ALENCAR, M. M. de; OLIVEIRA, H. N. de; REGITANO, L. C. de A. The Canchim beef cattle (5/8 Charolais + 3/8 Zebu) has been selected for meat production in Brazil since late 1950. In the present work the effects of growth hormone ( GH) and insulin-like growth fact... ... |
 Author(s): SILVEIRA, L. G. G.; FURLAN, L. R.; CURI, R. A.; FERRAZ, A. L. J.; ALENCAR, M. M. de; REGITANO, L. C. de A.; MARTINS, C. L.; ARRIGONI, M. de B.; SUGUISAWA, L.; SILVEIRA, A. C.; OLIVEIRA, H. N. de The growth hormone 1 gene (GH1) is a candidate gene for body weight and weight gain in cattle since it plays a fundamental role in growth regulation. We investigated the GH1 gene AluI and DdeI restric... ... |
 Author(s): MOKRY, F. B.; LIMA, A. O. de; MUDADU, M. A.; HIGA, R. H.; MEIRELLES, S. L. C.; REGITANO, L. C. de A. The development of linkage disequilibrium (LD) maps is very important for understanding the nature of non-linear association between phenotypes and genes, as LD can be defined as the non-random segreg... ... |
 Characterization of mitochondrial genotypes in the foundation herd of the Canchim beef cattle breed. Author(s): MÉO, S. C.; FERREIRA, C. R.; CHIARATTI, M. R.; MEIRELLES, F. V.; REGITANO, L. C. de A.; ALENCAR, M. M. de; BARBOSA, P. F. The Canchim (5/8 Charolais + 3/8 Zebu) beef cattle breed was developed at Southeast-Embrapa Cattle to take advantage of hybrid vigor and to combine the higher growth rate and beef quality of Charolais... ... |
 Author(s): CARDOSO, F. F.; MATIKA, O.; DJIKENG, A.; MAPHOLI, N.; BURROW, H. M.; YOKOO, M. J. I.; CAMPOS, G. S.; GULIAS GOMES, C. C.; RIGGIO, V.; PONG-WONG, R.; ENGLE, B.; PORTO-NETO, L.; MAIWASHE, A.; HAYES, B. J. Ticks cause substantial production losses for beef and dairy cattle. Cattle resistance to ticks is one of the most important factors affecting tick control, but largely neglected due to the challenge... ... |
 Author(s): NEVES, A. P.; ARAÚJO, T. L. A. C. de; FAVERO, R.; SILVA, A. M. da; FEIJO, G. L. D.; MENEZES, G. R. de O.; GOMES, R. da C.; RIBEIRO, E. L. de A. Benefits generated by the use of crossbreeding in beef cattle are related to heterosis and complementary effects, not only in the productive aspect, but also in the qualitative aspect of the carcass,... ... |
 Author(s): MACIEL, I. C. de F.; BARBOSA, F. A.; TOMICH, T. R.; PEREIRA, L. G. R.; ALVARENGA, R. C.; LOPES, L. S.; MALACCO, V. M. R.; ROWNTREE, J. E.; THOMPSON, L. R.; LANA, A. M. Q. Crossbreeding has been used to improve performance in beef cattle, however the effects of breed composition on methane (CH4) production, yield and intensity from cattle raised in tropical intensive an... ... |
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