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Phenotypic relationship of female sexual precocity with production and reproduction traits in beef cattle using multivariate statistical techniques

Gerardo Alves Fernandes JúniorSao Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, UNESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
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Diogo Anastácio GarciaSao Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, UNESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
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Bruna HortolaniSao Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, UNESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
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Lucia Galvão de AlbuquerqueSao Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, UNESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ;National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, CNPq, Brasília, DF, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 182-188 | Received 26 Jan 2018, Accepted 10 Jul 2018, Published online: 11 Sep 2018

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