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Towards an improved estimation of the biological components of residual feed intake in growing cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 2014
Savietto D, Berry D P, Friggens N C
Abstract excerpt
Residual feed intake (RFI) is the difference between observed and predicted feed intake. It is calculated as the residuals from a multiple regression model of DMI on the various energy expenditures (e.g., maintenance, growth, activity). Residual feed intake is often cited to be indicative of feed efficiency differences among animals. However, explaining a large proportion of the (phenotypic and genetic)...
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