Abstract:Data used in this study were collected over a period of ten years (from 1985 to 1994) from two farms belonging to the Egyptian Company for Meat and Milk Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt. Live body weights of 1110 Friesian calves (650 male and 460 Female) progeny of 22 sires were used in the present study. Sires with at least 10 daughters were used in the statistical analysis using Harvey (1990) program. Unadjusted means of birth weight, weight at three, six, nine and twelve months of age were 30.1, 7… Show more
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