• Traditional animal breeding of cattle to improve carcass composition and meat quality
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Traditional animal breeding of cattle to improve carcass composition and meat quality

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Genetic selection for carcass attributes such as marbling and tenderness is relatively new compared to selection for growth traits. Estimated breeding values (EBVs) allow for the comparison of anim...
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Genetic selection for carcass attributes such as marbling and tenderness is relatively new compared to selection for growth traits. Estimated breeding values (EBVs) allow for the comparison of animals for their genetic potential as parents for a given trait. This chapter reviews the role of EBVs, how they are calculated and their use in selection for carcass composition and meat quality.
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Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date: 14 October 2016
ISBN: 9781838790325
Format: eBook
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Animal breeding, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Sustainable agriculture
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1 Introduction 2 Estimated breeding values (EBVs) and expected progeny differences (EPDs): fundamentals 3 Advantages of using EPDs over using raw data and ratios 4 Selection response 5 Genetic parameter estimates 6 Examples of successful selection 7 Index-based selection 8 Summary and future trends 9 Where to look for further information 10 References