CASE STUDY: Postpartum Maternal Behavior Score in Six Breed Groups of Beef Cattle over Twenty-Five Years

From: Professional Animal Scientist | Date: February 1, 2005| Author: Brown, A H Jr; Et al; Hornsby, J A; Johnson, Z B; Sandelin, B A | Copyright information

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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of fixed sources of variation on postpartum maternal behavior score (MBS) in six breed groups of beef cows. Postpartum MRS were determined on 5070 births representing the progeny of 142 sires and 145 maternal grandsires used in purebred herds of the University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station over a 25-yr period. Breed groups included Angus (n = 2073), Charolais (n = 549), Hereford (n = 722), Heritage Angus (n...

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