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J. Anim Sci. 1988. 66:2147-2158.
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Multiple Regression and Principal Components Analysis of Puberty and Growth in Cattle

J.F. Baker1, T. S. Stewart2, C. R. Long3 and T. C. Cartwright1

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station 77843

Abstract

Multiple regression and principal components analyses were employed to examine relationships among pubertal and growth characters. Records used were from 424 bulls and 475 heifers produced by a diallel mating of Angus, Brahman, Hereford, Holstein and Jersey breeds. Characters studied were age, weight and height at puberty and measurements of weight and hip height from 9 to 21 mo of age; pelvic measurements of heifers also were included. Measurements of weight and height near 1 yr of age were related most highly to pubertal age, weight and height. Larger size near 1 yr of age was associated with younger, larger animals at puberty. Growth rate was associated with pubertal characters before, but not after, adjustment for effects of breed-type. Principal components of the variation of pubertal and growth characters among animals were strongly related to both weight and height. The majority of the variation among breed-types was due to height. Characteristic vectors of principal components describing the variation of bulls and heifers were strikingly similar. The variance-covariance structure of pubertal characters was essentially the same for both sexes even though the mean values of the characters differed.

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1 Dept. of Anim. Sci.

2 Present address: Dept. of Anim. Sci.,Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.

3 Present address: Texas A&M Univ. Agric. Res. and Ext. Center, Overton 75684.






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