The Influence of Inbreeding on Birth Weight, Rate of Growth, and Type of Dairy Cattle

Bartlett, John; Reece, Ralph P.; Lepard, O.L.

doi:10.2527/jas1942.13206x

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“…A comparison of the average size of 60 inbred heifers, with coefficients of inbreeding ranging from 5 percent to over 15 percent, with that of outcrossed heifers, a t birth and a t 5 and 10 months of age, indicated no signifiant difference between the two groups. BARTLETT, REECE, and LEPARD (1942) reporting on a continuation of the above study compared inbred and outbred heifers for size a t birth and rate of growth through 22 months of age. They found no relation between the characteristics studied and the intensity of inbreeding.…”

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