Article
Whole Genome Association Studies of Residual Feed Intake and Related Traits in the Pig.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Onteru Suneel K, Gorbach Danielle M, Young Jennifer M, Garrick Dorian J, Dekkers Jack C M, Rothschild Max F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Residual feed intake (RFI), a measure of feed efficiency, is the difference between observed feed intake and the expected feed requirement predicted from growth and maintenance. Pigs with low RFI have reduced feed costs without compromising their growth. Identification of genes or gen...
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