Genotype-environment interaction in composite beef cattle and prospection of possible breed compositions more appropriate for different productive environments

• Grant number: 09/05072-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: August 01, 2009
• End date: February 28, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Animal Husbandry - Genetics and Improvement of Domestic Animals
• Principal Investigator: Joanir Pereira Eler
• Grantee: Mário Luiz Santana Júnior
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Pirassununga , SP, Brazil

Scientific publications

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SANTANA, JR., M. L.; ELER, J. P.; CARDOSO, F. F.; ALBUQUERQUE, L. G.; BALIEIRO, J. C. C.; PEREIRA, R. J.; FERRAZ, J. B. S.. Genotype by environment interaction for post-weaning weight gain, scrotal circumference, and muscling score of composite beef cattle in different regions of Brazil. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 13, n. 2, p. 3048-3059, 2014. (09/05072-4)

SANTANA, JR., M. L.; ELER, J. P.; CARDOSO, F. F.; ALBUQUERQUE, L. G.; BIGNARDI, A. B.; FERRAZ, J. B. S.. Genotype by environment interaction for birth and weaning weights of composite beef cattle in different regions of Brazil. LIVESTOCK SCIENCE, v. 149, n. 3, p. 242-249, NOV 2012. (09/05072-4)

SANTANA, JR., M. L.; ELER, J. P.; CARDOSO, F. F.; ALBUQUERQUE, L. G.; FERRAZ, J. B. S.. Phenotypic plasticity of composite beef cattle performance using reaction norms model with unknown covariate. ANIMAL, v. 7, n. 2, p. 202-210, FEB 2013. (09/05072-4)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SANTANA JÚNIOR, Mário Luiz. Genotype-environment interaction in composite beef cattle. 2011. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Zootecnica e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZE/BT) Pirassununga.