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Accuracy of genomic breeding values for residual feed intake in crossbred beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 2011
Mujibi F D N, Nkrumah J D, Durunna O N, Stothard P, Mah J, Wang Z, Basarab J, Plastow G, Crews D H, Moore S S
Abstract excerpt
The benefit of using genomic breeding values (GEBV) in predicting ADG, DMI, and residual feed intake for an admixed population was investigated. Phenotypic data consisting of individual daily feed intake measurements for 721 beef cattle steers tested over 5 yr was available for analysis. The animals used were an admixed population of spring-born steers, progeny of a cross between 3 sire breeds and a composite dam...
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