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Review: divergent selection for residual feed intake in the growing pig.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Sept 2017
Gilbert H, Billon Y, Brossard L, Faure J, Gatellier P, Gondret F, Labussière E, Lebret B, Lefaucheur L, Le Floch N, Louveau I, Merlot E, Meunier-Salaün M-C, Montagne L, Mormede P, Renaudeau D, Riquet J, Rogel-Gaillard C, van Milgen J, Vincent A, Noblet J
Abstract excerpt
This review summarizes the results from the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) divergent selection experiment on residual feed intake (RFI) in growing Large White pigs during nine generations of selection. It discusses the remaining challenges and perspectives for the improvement of feed efficiency in growing pigs. The impacts on growing pigs raised under standard conditions and in alternative...
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