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DOES SELECTION OF BEEF CATTLE FOR GROWTH AND CARCASS TRAITS IMPACT POSTWEANING

Objective

Long-Term Goals: The results of this project will provide a foundation for further investigations into the effects of genetic selection for economic traits on animal health and wellbeing and offer a biological basis for alternate selection criteria and genetic-based tools for health and welfare-based selection.Objectives:Determine the effects of selection focused on economic traits on phenotypic expression of immune competence and stress responsiveness of growing steers.Examine the impacts of seasonal changes in climate and dietary resources provided to the dam on phenotypic expression of immune competence and stress responsiveness of their offspring.

Investigators
Beck, Pa, Ar.; Lalman, Da, .; Ramanathan, Ranjith; Wilson, Bl, .; Foote, An, .; Salak-johnson, Ja, L..; Hagen, Da, .; Chase, Ch, .; Biggs, Ro, .
Institution
Oklahoma State University
Start date
2022
End date
2025
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
OKL03244
Accession number
1027769
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