Breeds of Livestock: Comparitive Research Section: Breed Comparisons in the Germplasm Evaluation Program at MARC [Table 7]

Breed Comparisons in the Germplasm Evaluation Program at MARC (Table 7)


TABLE 7. BREED GROUP MEANS FOR GROWTH AND PUBERTY TRAITS OF HEIFERS

Breed group	Number	400-day weight lb	550-day weight lb	Puberty expressed %	Age at puberty days	Preg. rate %

Jersey	114	650	735	97.4	317	88.4
Longhorn	82	633	742	82.0	370	90.9

Orig. HAx	414	706	799	92.2	365	87.9
Curr. HAx	55	747	850	97.3	366	80.1
Red Poll	93	672	768	90.2	353	83.6
Devon	67	711	805	93.0	364	89.4
Shorthorn	73	769	867	95.8	359	89.0
Galloway	76	688	777	95.1	365	80.7

South Devon	118	726	813	96.0	352	84.5
Tarentaise	83	713	821	97.6	358	94.4
Pinzgauer	209	736	839	94.5	343	93.9

Brangus	63	735	823	92.2	385	85.5
Santa Gertrudis	41	739	838	90.0	391	92.7

Sahiwal	86	657	780	92.3	427	102.0
Brahman	101	733	865	93.5	439	94.3
Nellore	82	727	846	58.5	412	89.9

Braunvieh	129	720	826	90.0	346	91.6
Gelbvieh	185	725	836	87.1	341	87.4
Holstein	50	750	863	92.2	347	94.8
Simmental	155	749	844	94.4	360	86.4
Maine Anjou	88	753	861	90.6	370	92.8
Salers	90	763	873	101.0	365	89.0

Piedmontese	89	703	805	98.2	348	95.5
Limousin	155	717	797	88.0	391	83.7
Orig. Charolais	126	744	849	87.0	393	81.0
Curr. Charolais	36	781	903	96.3	361	79.0
Chianina	94	734	854	83.8	400	84.0