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Chinese Livestock and Poultry Breeding ›› 2026, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 81-86.doi: 10.19543/j.cnki.1673-4556.20260602.002cstr: 32418.14.j.cnki.1673-4556.20260602.002

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Progress report on crossbreeding improvement of Dabieshan cattle

Hai Jin(), Shuanping Zhao, Qian Li, Huibin Zhang, Xinyi Du, Qinggang Li, Lei Xu()   

  1. Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Product Safety, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, 230031, Anhui
  • Received:2026-02-26 Online:2026-06-26 Published:2026-07-06
  • Contact: Lei Xu E-mail:jinhaizjm@163.com;xuleirock@163.com

Abstract:

Objective This crossbreeding test was conducted to evaluate the effects of Red Angus crossbreeding on growth and slaughter performance of Dabieshan cattle and characterize the resulting heterosis, aiming to provide theoretical basis and practical support for germplasm optimization and new beef strain breeding. Method In this study, Red Angus cattle were used as male parent and Dabieshan cattle were used as female parent to carry out progressive hybridization test. Thirty Dabieshan cattle (D), hybrid F1 generation (F1) and hybrid F2 generation (F2) were selected to systematically determine their growth performance and slaughter performance indexes, so as to promote the breeding of new strains for meat. Result The results showed that the body weight and body size of F1 were significantly superior to those of purebred D at all monthly ages (P<0.05). Among them, the body weight, body length, body height, chest girth and cannon circumference of male and female F1 calves at the birth stage were 27.5 kg, 69.1 cm, 70.2 cm, 71.3 cm, 12.8 cm and 24.6 kg, 70.0 cm, 67.4 cm, 70.4 cm, 12.3 cm respectively. All indicators were significantly higher than those of male and female D (P<0.05). The 24-month-old body weight of F1 bulls and cows were 526.7 and 448.4 kg, which were significantly increased by 67.5% and 53.3% compared with D, respectively (P<0.05). Those of F2 bulls and cows reached 564.6 and 462.2 kg, representing increases of 79.6% and 58.1% relative to D (P<0.05). The body length, body height, chest girth and cannon circumference of F2 bulls were 134.7, 124.3, 176.2 and 20.3 cm, respectively, all significantly higher than those of D (P<0.05). For F2 cows, the corresponding values were 128.8, 120.7, 169.2 and 18.9 cm, respectively, which were also significantly greater than those of D (P<0.05). In terms of slaughter performance after fattening, the pre-slaughter live weight and net meat percentage of F2 reached 604.3 kg and 41.66%, which were 105.8 kg and 1.34 percentage points greater than those of purebred D, respectively. The net meat weight of F2 was 251.7 kg, which was significantly greater than that of D and F1 (P<0.05). Conclusion In conclusion, Red Angus cattle had a significant crossbreeding improvement effect on Dabieshan cattle, and F2 exhibited the optimal comprehensive performance.

Key words: Dabieshan cattle, Red Angus, Graded cross, Production performance, Slaughter performance

CLC Number: 

  • S823

Table 1

Comparison of growth performance at various stages between Dabieshan cattle and crossbred F1"

月龄

Month of age

性别

Gender

群体

Groups

体重

Body weight/kg

体斜长

Body length/cm

体高

Body height/cm

胸围

Chest girth/cm

管围

Cannon circumference/cm

初生Birth公牛D (n=12)19.2±1.42b53.7±1.88b62.7±2.08b60.9±1.93b8.8±0.66b
F1 (n=17)27.5±1.27a69.1±3.56a70.2±2.16a71.3±5.91a12.8±1.50a
母牛D (n=18)16.3±1.80b51.2±2.86b59.5±3.20b57.4±2.30b8.0±1.04b
F1 (n=13)24.6±1.63a70.0±10.07a67.4±3.78a70.4±2.97a12.3±1.39a
6月龄6 months of age公牛D (n=12)114.6±8.24a100.2±3.46b92.5±3.36b101.3±3.20b13.4±1.22b
F1 (n=17)136.0±9.4a108.2±3.56a101.2±2.46a135.5±3.26a15.5±1.12a
母牛D (n=18)110.4±5.60b96.8±1.47b90.0±3.00b100.8±2.60b13.2±1.80a
F1 (n=13)125.0±5.79a103.0±2.17a97.4±2.80a132.3±2.61a14.3±1.15a
12月龄12 months of age公牛D (n=12)148.6±3.50b106.8±2.62b108.8±3.18b114.2±3.18b15.6±1.14b
F1 (n=17)220.8±8.96a129.8±3.26a112.8±2.44a169.4±5.79a18.6±1.52a
母牛D (n=18)142.6±4.82b103.2±3.24b101.3±1.80b111.8±2.40b14.8±1.61b
F1 (n=13)172.3±5.26a121.1±8.01a108.8±2.56a160.2±21.23a16.6±1.95a
24月龄24 months of age公牛D (n=12)314.4±16.40b127.2±2.41b112.4±2.43b168.4±3.82b18.3±2.40a
F1 (n=17)526.7±4.67a132.6±3.82a121.8±3.34a172.4±4.81a19.5±1.42a
母牛D (n=18)292.4±6.80b120.6±3.22b106.6±5.86b157.7±3.13b17.2±2.18a
F1 (n=13)448.4±13.8a126.4±8.44a118.4±6.32a166.2±6.81a18.2±1.66a

Fig. 1

Comparison of growth performance at 24 months of age among cows of Dabieshan cattle, crossbred F1 and F2 generationNote: Different letters indicated significant difference (P < 0.05)."

Table 2

Slaughter performance of Dabieshan cattle, crossbred F1 and F2 generations"

项目Items宰前活重Live weight before slaughter/kg胴体重Carcass weight/kg净肉重Net meat weight/kg屠宰率Slaughter rate/%净肉率Net meat rate/%
D (n=3)498.5±10.8b275.3±8.2b200.1±10.1b55.2±2.3b40.32±0.2b
F1 (n=3586.0±9.1a330.7±10.2a236.4±9.5a56.4±2.8a40.35±0.03b
F2 (n=3)604.3±11.3a346.6±9.4a251.7±8.9a57.3±3.5a41.66±0.12a
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