Associations between weaning and post-weaning body measurements in Limousin cattle and their potential use for early preselection
Márton János Demény, Dóra Lili Brassó, Csaba Rácz, Márton Szűcs, János Tőzsér · 2026
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Marton Demeny and co-authors check, in a two thousand twenty-six study, whether calf measures at weaning forecast later size in Limousin cattle. Early numbers that predict later build could guide preselection in beef breeding. Seven body measures were taken at weaning, near two hundred thirty days. They were taken again at thirteen to fourteen months.
Correlations within weaning measures averaged zero point five eight one. At the later age, they averaged zero point six four zero. Those figures came from eight hundred seventeen animals. Withers height carried across time best, near zero point six two. Rump height carried across time best too, near zero point six three. Pin width barely tracked any other measure at either age in the data. Breeding approved bulls outmeasured removed bulls on most traits at both checks. The authors weigh the set for use in early culling calls.
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| CREATOR | Márton János Demény, Dóra Lili Brassó, Csaba Rácz, Márton Szűcs, János Tőzsér |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 80 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |