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The relationship between different measures of feed efficiency and feeding behavior traits in Duroc pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 2017
Lu D, Jiao S, Tiezzi F, Knauer M, Huang Y, Gray K A, Maltecca C
Abstract excerpt
Utilization of feed in livestock species consists of a wide range of biological processes, and therefore, its efficiency can be expressed in various ways, including direct measurement, such as daily feed intake, as well as indicator measures, such as feeding behavior. Measuring feed efficiency is important to the swine industry, and its accuracy can be enhanced by using automated feeding systems, which record...
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