Article
Genome-wide association analysis of feed intake and residual feed intake in Nellore cattle.
BMC genetics - 11 Feb 2014
Santana Miguel H A, Utsunomiya Yuri T, Neves Haroldo H R, Gomes Rodrigo C, Garcia José F, Fukumasu Heidge, Silva Saulo L, Oliveira Junior Gerson A, Alexandre Pâmela A, Leme Paulo R, Brassaloti Ricardo A, Coutinho Luiz L, Lopes Thiago G, Meirelles Flávio V, Eler Joanir P, Ferraz José B S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Feed intake plays an important economic role in beef cattle, and is related with feed efficiency, weight gain and carcass traits. However, the phenotypes collected for dry matter intake and feed efficiency are scarce when compared with other measures such as weight gain and carcass traits. The use of genomic information can improve the power of inference of studies on these measures, identifying...
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