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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1659-1321</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agronomía Mesoamericana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agron. Mesoam]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-1321</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1659-13212019000100013</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/am.v30i1.32812</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efecto del cruzamiento sobre características de crecimiento en ganado cebuíno de la región Chorotega]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effect of crossbreeding on growth characteristics in zebu cattle of Chorotega region]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Madrigal-Valverde]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Camacho-Sandoval]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Salas-Durán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Catalina]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Federal da Bahia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Servicios Estadísticos Camacho &amp; Fernández S.A.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>195</fpage>
<lpage>207</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-13212019000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-13212019000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-13212019000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Introducción. Las investigaciones sobre el efecto del cruzamiento entre Bos indicus * Bos indicus son escasos, no obstante, el cruzamiento es una herramienta de optimización importante para el productor pecuario. Objetivo. El objetivo de este trabajo consistió en determinar el comportamiento de las características de crecimiento con base en diferentes proporciones de cruzamientos raciales Bos indicus. Materiales y métodos. El análisis se realizó con base en registros productivos de una ganadería con bovinos seleccionados Brahman y Nelore, y ganado comercial, ubicada en la región Pacífico Norte, Costa Rica. Se utilizaron los registros de 4294 animales, recopilados durante el periodo 2002-2012. Los grupos raciales incluidos en el estudio fueron: Brahman, Nelore, Gucerá, ½ Brahman ½ Nelore, ½ Brahman ½ Gucerá, ¼ Brahman ¾ Nelore y ¼ Nelore ¾ Brahman. Se evaluaron las características de peso al nacimiento, peso al destete, ganancia diaria de peso al destete, peso al año de edad, ganancia diaria de peso al año de edad, peso a los 18 meses, ganancia diaria de peso a los 18 meses, según grupo racial de la cría y de los progenitores. Adicionalmente, se analizaron los efectos no aditivos (sexo, época y año de nacimiento) y su influencia sobre las características. Resultados. Los grupos Brahman, Nelore y ¼ Nelore ¾ Brahman tuvieron los mayores pesos en todas las edades, los animales machos presentaron pesos superiores para la mayor parte de las características analizadas (P&lt;0,05); los animales nacidos en época lluviosa presentaron los mayores pesos para todas las características, respecto a la época seca, mientras que el año de nacimiento no presentó tendencias. La raza de la madre influyó en edades tempranas de la cría y el grupo racial del padre en las diferencias posteriores al año de edad. Además, las variables sexo y época de nacimiento presentaron comportamientos definidos, mientras el año de nacimiento mostró resultados fluctuantes. Conclusión. En cruzamientos raciales Bos indicus, el grupo racial de los progenitores influencia las características de crecimiento de la progenie.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Introduction. There is little research about the effect of crossbred between Bos indicus * Bos indicus breeding, however, crossbreeding is an important optimization&#8217;s tool used by the livestock producers. Objective. The objective of this study was to determine the behavior of growth characteristics on different proportions of Bos indicus breed crosses. Materials and methods. The analysis was made based on production records of a selected cattle farm with Brahman, Nelore and commercial stock located in the North Pacific region, Costa Rica. The records of 4.294 animals, collected during the 2002-2012 period in the farm, were used; the breed groups included in the study were: Brahman, Nelore, Guzerat, ½ Brahman ½ Nelore, ½ Brahman ½ Guzerat, ¼ Brahman ¾ Nelore, and ¼ Nelore ¾ Brahman. Birth weight, weaning weight, weaning daily weight gain, year old weight, year old daily weight gain, 18 months weight, and 18 months daily weight gain were analyzed according to the breed group of the offspring and the parents. In addition, the non-additive effects (sex, season of birth and year of birth) and their influence on the characteristics were analyzed. Results. It was found that the Brahman, Nelore and ¼ Nelore ¾ Brahman breed groups had the highest weights at all ages, male animals presented higher weights for most of the analyzed characteristics (P &lt;0.05); the animals born in the rainy season presented the highest weights for all the characteristics, in relation to the dry season, while the year of birth did not present trends. The study concluded that the breed group of the mother influenced the early ages of the offspring and the breed group of the father caused differences after one year of age. Likewise, the study concluded that the variables sex and season of birth presented defined behaviors, while the year of birth have fluctuating results. Conclusion. In crossbreds Bos indicus, the breed group of the progenitors have influences in the growth characteristics of progeny.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mejoramiento animal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[producción pecuaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Bos indicus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[weight gain]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[animal breeding]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[livestock production]]></kwd>
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