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Candidate serum metabolite biomarkers of residual feed intake and carcass merit in sheep.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2020
Goldansaz Seyed Ali, Markus Susan, Berjanskii Mark, Rout Manoj, Guo An Chi, Wang Zhiquan, Plastow Graham, Wishart David S
Abstract excerpt
Mutton and lamb sales continue to grow globally at a rate of 5% per year. However, sheep farming struggles with low profit margins due to high feed costs and modest carcass yields. Selecting those sheep expected to convert feed efficiently and have high carcass merit, as early as possible in their life cycle, could significantly improve the profitability of sheep farming. Unfortunately, direct measurement of feed...
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