First-parity Holstein (H), Normande-Holstein (NxH) crossbred, Montbeliarde-Holstein (MxH) crossbred and Scandinavian-Holstein (SxH) crossbred cows calving from June 2001 to December 2003 were compared for dystocia and stillbirths from seven California herds. Dystocia scores ranging from 1 (no assistance) to 5 (hard pull) and stillbirths (1 for alive and 0 for dead) were recorded for 1695 Holste...

Purebred Angus (A), Polled Hereford (PH) and Santa Gertrudis (SG) bulls were mated to grades, two-breed and three-breed rotational crosses of these breeds (seven herds) to produce three generations (G1, G2 and G3) of calves. The grade A and PH cows were higher in A and PH breeding, respectively, than grade SG cows were in SG breeding. Reproductive performance among grade and rotational-cross he...

Abstract Sigupai is one of Aceh’s indigenous rice varieties originating from the Southwestern region Aceh. This variety has advantages in form fluffier and good cooking performance fragrant aroma, easy maintenance, minimal fertilizer requirements. agronomic characteristics that need to be improved such as a harvesting age up six months with high plant stature makes it fall. A series breeding pr...

The utility and documentation of traits and characteristics of Zebu, Bos indicus, cattle in beef production in the United States are discussed with reference to adaptation. Zebu cattle are uniquely suited to hot climates due to coat, hide, skin and hematological attributes. Form, growth and physiological aspects are unique genetic attributes which are different from those of Bos taurus cattle. ...

Sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP), amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), and inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers were used to estimate the genetic diversity and relationships among Eucommia ulmoides cultivars in China. A total of 240, 192, and 150 DNA fragments were detected by 10 SRAP primer combinations, 10 AFLP primer combinations, and 10 ISSR primers, among whi...

Broad diversity among breeds of sheep is a precious industry resource. This breed diversity can be managed to increase performance and profit through use of crossbred ewes mated to rams of a terminal sire breed. Differences among breeds in performance for survival, growth, carcass, wool, and reproductive traits are due to the unique genetic history associated with each breed. Beneficial genetic...

this study was carried out by using two hundred ewes (2-4 years old) as  pure breeding (zel × zel) and crossbreeding (chal × zel). in each treatment, 30 male and 30 female lambs were fattened in a feedlot experiment for three periods; 75, 100 and 125 days. at the end of each period, 10 lambs of each treatment were slaughter and carcasses analysis was down. the lean meat percentage and bone perc...

The development of breeding tools, such as genomic selection and sexed semen, has progressed rapidly in dairy cattle during the past decades. In combination with beef these tools are adopted increasingly at herd level. Dairy crossbreeding is emerging, but economic genetic consequences combining it other relatively unknown. We investigated 5 different semen schemes where 0, 50, 90% heifers; 50% ...