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Analysis of the gut bacterial communities in beef cattle and their association with feed intake, growth, and efficiency.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 2017
Myer P R, Freetly H C, Wells J E, Smith T P L, Kuehn L A
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The impetus behind the global food security challenge is direct, with the necessity to feed almost 10 billion people by 2050. Developing a food-secure world, where people have access to a safe and sustainable food supply, is the principal goal of this challenge. To achieve this end, beef production enterprises must develop methods to produce more pounds of animal protein with less. Selection for feed-efficient...
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