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| Plasse, D.; Fossi, H.; Hoogesteijn, R. | |
| Mortality in Venezuelan beef cattle | |
| 1998 Full Book | |
High pregnancy percentages and low mortality rates are decisive factors determining the profitability of beef cattle production because they directly determine the number of animals available for sale and indirectly the genetic progress that may be achieved. Low productivity of tropical beef cattle populations in Latin America is generally attributed to low reproductive efficiency, high mortality and low growth rates. However, data on death losses during different phases of life are scarce and future improvement programmes require better documentation of this trait. The objective of this paper is therefore to summarize, as a series of case studies, the available data on mortality in tropical beef cattle derived from genetic research programmes in Venezuela. |
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