Incorporating Brahman Genetics in the Cow Herd to Alleviate Heat Stress
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Sarlo Davila, Kaitlyn, Heather Hamblen, Serdal Dikmen, Peter Hansen, Todd Thrift, and Raluca Mateescu. 2021. “Incorporating Brahman Genetics in the Cow Herd to Alleviate Heat Stress: AN366/AN366, 10/2021”. EDIS 2021 (6). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-an366-2021.

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Incorporating Brahman genetics into the cow herd alleviates heat stress. This publication discusses Brahman adaptation, challenges and benefits, and recommended Brahman incorporation. Written by Kaitlyn Sarlo Davila, Heather Hamblen, Serdal Dikmen, Peter Hansen, Todd Thrift, and Raluca Mateescu, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, October 2021.

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