Article
Whole genome single nucleotide polymorphism associations with feed intake and feed efficiency in beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jan 2010
Sherman E L, Nkrumah J D, Moore S S
Abstract excerpt
Feed intake and efficiency are economically important traits because feed is the greatest variable cost in beef production. Feed efficiency can be measured as residual feed intake (RFI), which is the difference between actual DMI of an animal and the expected DMI based on its BW and growth rate....
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