... Lauvergne et al, 1973; Martin, 1975; Basu and Ghai, 1980) and as a check on management practices (Nadkarni et al, 1983). A similar analysis was used by Ahmad et al ... articlePopulation analysis of a purebred Hereford and a multibreed synthetic beef cattle herdPF ArthurM Makarechian2R WeingardtRT Berg1 NSW Agriculture, Agricultural Research ... birth rate (probability of a cow of a particular age producing a live femalecalf, Mx); and reproductive value (relative contribution of an animal of a particularage to...