Abstract
ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the effect of temperament on heifer BW, postweaning gain, and pregnancy status. Temperament was evaluated on 259 Angus-sired and 173 Brahman-influenced heifers. Temperament was assessed on heifers at weaning (FALL) and when they were yearlings (SPR) by chute score (CS), exit velocity (EV), and a combination of CS and EV (COMB). Chute scores were categorized into low (CS 1 and 2), moderate (CS 3), and high (CS 4 and 5). Based upon the mean and SD of each, EV was categorized into 3 levels of slow, moderate, and fast, and COMB score was categorized into 3 levels of low, moderate, and high. The FALL assessment of EV (slow, moderate, and fast), affected (P
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