Birth weight and liveweight gain in Guzera and crossbred Brown Swiss-Guzera cattle

Authors

  • Fernando Lima Pires Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Zootecnia de Bovinos Leiteiros, Seção de Melhoramento de Gado Leiteiro, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Maria Armênia Ramalho de Freitas Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão Técnica Básica e Auxiliar, Seção de Climatologia Zootécnica, Nova Odessa, SP

Abstract

In this paper the authors reports the preliminary results obtained after the first 6 years on the birth weight and growth rates of Guzera and crossbred Brown Swiss Guzera cattle in Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brasil. The birth weight of Guzera males and females calves were 27.59 ± 0.48 and 26.28 ± 0.43 kg, the crossbred F1 were 31.72 ± 0.65 and 33.81 ± 0.60 kg and crossbred F2 were 33.80 ± 1.11 and 31.03 ± 0.86 kg. The liveweight at 24 months for males and females respectively were 332.81 ± 12.28 kg and 280.73 ± 6.11 kg Guzera, 428.50 ± 10.87 kg and 419.12 ± 6.34 kg for crossbred F1 and 355.21 ± 7.68 and 350.00 ± 8.55 kg for crossbred F2.

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Published

2014-01-29

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ANIMAL NUTRITION

How to Cite

Birth weight and liveweight gain in Guzera and crossbred Brown Swiss-Guzera cattle. (2014). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 31(2), 213-220. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/269

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