Productivity of Young Aberdeen Angus and Hereford Breeds

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10.2991/agrosmart-18.2018.5How to use a DOI?

Keywords

cattle, breed, meat productivity

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the development of beef cattle industry in the Kurgan Region, as well as the research results of the productivity of beef cattle. The studies were carried out in the Kurgan Region farms in 2013-2014. During the research the young stock of the Aberdeen Angus and Hereford breeds were studied. It was stated that the young stock of Aberdeen Angus and Hereford breeds arethe main reserve of high-quality beef production in the Kurgan Region.The Aberdeen Angus breed cows showed the best productivity and economic efficiency in comparison with the Hereford breed cows. A significant effect of the breed influence on the productivity indicators was revealed: the average daily liveweightgain, the dry matter content in meat, the fat content in meat, the energy value of meat, the conversion rate of the exchange energy. To increase beef production in the Kurgan Region, it is recommended to breed animals of the Aberdeen Angus breed.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Svetlana Sukhanova
AU  - Elena Alekseeva
AU  - Nikolay Lushnikov
AU  - Oksana Nazarchenko
PY  - 2018/12
DA  - 2018/12
TI  - Productivity of Young Aberdeen Angus and Hereford Breeds
BT  - International scientific and practical conference "AgroSMART - Smart solutions for agriculture" (AgroSMART 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 24
EP  - 28
SN  - 2352-5401
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DO  - 10.2991/agrosmart-18.2018.5
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