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Bayesian analysis of the effect of selection for residual feed intake on growth and feed intake curves in Yorkshire swine.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jan 2012
Cai W, Kaiser M S, Dekkers J C M
Abstract excerpt
Gompertz growth functions were fitted to longitudinal measurements of daily feed intake (DFI) and BW of 586 boars and 495 gilts from a selection experiment in Yorkshire pigs for residual feed intake (RFI). The selection experiment consists of a line selected for low residual feed intake (LRFI) for 5 generations and a randomly selected control line (CTRL). The objectives of this study were to use Bayesian methods...
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