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Heterogeneity in genetic and nongenetic variation and energy sink relationships for residual feed intake across research stations and countries.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Mar 2015
Tempelman R J, Spurlock D M, Coffey M, Veerkamp R F, Armentano L E, Weigel K A, de Haas Y, Staples C R, Connor E E, Lu Y, VandeHaar M J
Abstract excerpt
Our long-term objective is to develop breeding strategies for improving feed efficiency in dairy cattle. In this study, phenotypic data were pooled across multiple research stations to facilitate investigation of the genetic and nongenetic components of feed efficiency in Holstein cattle. Specifically, the heritability of residual feed intake (RFI) was estimated and heterogeneous relationships between RFI and...
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