Nellore cattle population
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Meat tenderness is the consumer’s most preferred sensory attribute. This trait is affected by a number of factors, including genotype, age, animal sex, and pre- and post-slaughter management. In view of the high percentage of Zebu genes in the Brazilian cattle population, mainly Nellore cattle, the improvement of meat tenderness is important since the increasing proportion of Zebu genes in the population reduces meat tenderness.
12p vilarryellison 29-10-2021 5 1 Download
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The aim of this study was to assess genome-wide autozygosity in a Nellore cattle population and to characterize ROH patterns and autozygosity islands that may have occurred due to selection within its lineages. It attempts also to compare estimates of inbreeding calculated from ROH (FROH), genomic relationship matrix (FGRM), and pedigree-based coefficient (FPED).
14p vitzuyu2711 29-09-2021 9 1 Download
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An assessment of Livestock and poultry feed resource availability was done based on secondary data inNellore district of AndhraPradesh state. Among the large ruminants, buffalo population was highest compared to total cattle population. Sheep outnumbered goats with 3:1 ratio. Similarly, the total population of broilers was higher than layers with 2:1 ratio. The region possess overall DM availability of 7.61 million tonnes (Mt) from various feed resources. Major portion (44.
13p caygaocaolon4 04-04-2020 9 1 Download