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Gene expression differences in Longissimus muscle of Nelore steers genetically divergent for residual feed intake.
Scientific reports - 22 Dec 2016
Tizioto Polyana C, Coutinho Luiz L, Oliveira Priscila S N, Cesar Aline S M, Diniz Wellison J S, Lima Andressa O, Rocha Marina I, Decker Jared E, Schnabel Robert D, Mourão Gerson B, Tullio Rymer R, Zerlotini Adhemar, Taylor Jeremy F, Regitano Luciana C A
Abstract excerpt
Residual feed intake (RFI), a measure of feed efficiency (FE), is defined as the difference between the observed and the predictable feed intake considering size and growth of the animal. It is extremely important to beef production systems due to its impact on the allocation of land areas to alternative agricultural production, animal methane emissions, food demand and cost of production. Global differential...
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