Article
Longitudinal analysis of residual feed intake and BW in mink using random regression with heterogeneous residual variance.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Oct 2015
Shirali M, Nielsen V H, Møller S H, Jensen J
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine the genetic background of longitudinal residual feed intake (RFI) and BW gain in farmed mink using random regression methods considering heterogeneous residual variances. The individual BW was measured every 3 weeks from 63 to 210 days of age for 2139 male+female pairs of juvenile mink during the growing-furring period. Cumulative feed intake was calculated six times with...
Topics
- Animal Feed
- Animals
- Eating
- Female
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Mink
- Phenotype
- Regression Analysis
- Selection, Genetic
- Weight Gain
