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Sheath and mating ability measurements and their interrelationships in Santa Gertrudis bulls

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Bertram, J.D., Holroyd, R.G., McGowan, M. R. and Doogan, V.J. (1997) Sheath and mating ability measurements and their interrelationships in Santa Gertrudis bulls. In: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 1997, Dubbo, Australia.

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Abstract

Santa Gertrudis bulls were asessed for sheath characteristics which may influence their performance in a serving capacity test. There was a poor relationship between sheath depth and width and the number of mounts and serves that a bull achieves. Of the traits recorded the 'rosette score' ( conformation of the umbilicus) was negatively correlated with serving ability. The mean number of effective serves was 0.9, 1.5 and 1.4 for 2yr and 3 yr old bulls respectively.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:Animal culture > Breeding and breeds
Animal culture > Cattle
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