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Author(s): NEVES, H. H.; CARVALHEIRO, R.; O'BRIEN, A. M.; UTSUNOMIYA, Y. T.; CARMO, A. S. do; SCHENKEL, F. S.; SÖLKNER, J.; MCEWAN, J. C.; VAN TASSELL, C. P.; COLE, J. B.; SILVA, M. V. G. B.; QUEIROZ, S. A.; SONSTEGARD, T. S.; GARCIA, J. F.

Background- Nellore cattle play an important role in beef production in tropical systems and there is great interest in determining if genomic selection can contribute to accelerate genetic improvemen... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2014

Author(s): VOZZI, P. A.; MARCONDES, C. R.; BEZERRA, L. A. F.; LÔBO, R. B.

Parameters based on the probability of gene origin were used to describe genetic variability in three reproductive groups from the Breeding Program for Nellore Cattle (PMGRN). The three reproductive p... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2007

Author(s): ANDREOTTI, R.; BARROS, J. C.; GARCIA, M. V.; RODRIGUES, V. da S.; HIGA, L. de O. S.; DUARTE, P. O.; BLECHA, I. M. Z.; BONATTE-JUNIOR, P.

The present study evaluated the behavior of Rhipicephalus microplus naturally infesting Brangus cattle raised with Nellore animals in the municipality of Água Clara, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Centr... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2018

Author(s): SOMAVILLA, A. L.; SONSTEGARD, T. S.; HIGA, R. H.; ROSA, A. do N.; SIQUEIRA, F.; SILVA, L. O. C. da; TORRES JUNIOR, R. A. de A.; COUTINHO, L. L.; MUDADU, M. de A.; ALENCAR, M. M. de; REGITANO, L. C. de A.

Brazilian Nellore cattle (Bos indicus) have been selected for growth traits for over more than four decades. In recent years, reproductive and meat quality traits have become more important because of... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2014

Author(s): LÔBO, R. B.; NKRUMAH, D.; GROSSI, D. do A.; BARROS, P. S. de; PAIVA, P.; BEZERRA, L. A. F.; OLIVEIRA, H. N. de; SILVA, M. V. G. B.

Background: The sequencing and publication of the cattle genome and the identification of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) molecular markers have provided new tools for animal genetic evaluation a... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2011

Author(s): CARVALHO, M. E.; ELER, J. P.; BONIN, M. N.; REZENDE, F. M.; BIASE, F. H.; MEIRELLES, F. V.; REGITANO, L. C. de A.; COUTINHO, L. L.; BALIEIRO, J. C. C.; FERRAZ, J. B. S.

The objectives of this study were to characterize the allelic and genotypic frequencies of polymorphisms in the μ-calpain and calpastatin genes, and to assess their association with meat tenderne... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2017

Author(s): UTSUNOMIYA, Y. T.; CARMO, A. S.; NEVES, H. H. R.; CARVALHEIRO, R.; MATOS, M. C.; ZAVAREZ, L. B.; ITO, P. K. R. K.; O'BRIEN, A. M. P.; SOLKNER, J.; PORTO-NETO, L. R.; SCHENKEL, F. S.; McEWAN, J.; COLE, J. B.; SILVA, M. V. G. B.; VAN TASSELL, C. P.; SONSTEGARD, T. S.; GARCIA, J. F.

The reproductive performance of bulls has a high impact on the beef cattle industry. Scrotal circumference (SC) is the most recorded reproductive trait in beef herds, and is used as a major selection... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2014

Author(s): BENETEL, G.; FAGUNDES, G. M.; MÉO FILHO, P. de; SILVA, T. dos S.; WELTER, K. C.; MELO, F. A.; LOBO, A. A. G.; FRIGHETTO, R. T. S.; BERNDT, A.; MUIR, J. P.; BUENO, I. C. da S.

Abstract: Essential oils (EOs), as rumen additives, decreased CH4 emissions in in vitro trials but results from in vivo studies are still limited. We investigated the effects of Origanum vulgare (OEO)... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2024

Author(s): MERCADANTE, M. E. Z.; CALIMAN, A. P. de M.; CANESIN, R. C.; BONILHA, S. F. M.; BERNDT, A.; FRIGHETTO, R. T. S.; MAGNANI, E.; BRANCO, R. H.

Residual feed intake (RFI) is an attractive measure of feed efficiency, as it does not depend on body size, growth rate, or body composition measures (Durunna et al., 2012). High-efficiency animals ex... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2015

Author(s): FARIA, C. U. de; KOURY FILHO, W.; MAGNABOSCO, C. de U.; ALBUQUERQUE, L. G. de; BEZERRA, L. A. F.; LÔBO, R. B.

The aim of this study was to estimate the components of variance and genetic parameters for the visual scores which constitute the Morphological Evaluation System (MES), such as body structure (S), pr... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2009

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