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Analysis of residual feed intake in Nellore bulls of different ages, rib eye area, and backfat thickness.
Tropical animal health and production - 14 Sept 2022
de Oliveira Matheus Henrique Vargas, Malheiros Jessica Moraes, Ospina Alejandra Maria Toro, Dominguez-Castaño Pablo, Benfica Lorena Ferreira, Dos Santos Correia Luiz Eduardo Cruz, de Genova Gaya Leila, Mercadante Maria Eugênia Zerlotti, de Castilhos André Michel, Dos Santos Gonçalves Cyrillo Joslaine Noely, Sartori Jéssica Biasotto, de Albuquerque Lúcia Galvão, Silva Josineudson Augusto Ii de Vasconcelos
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to use different models that include body composition phenotypes for the evaluation of residual feed intake (RFI) in Nellore bulls of different ages. Phenotypic and genotypic data of bulls that had participated in feed efficiency tests of a commercial (COM) and an experimental (EXP) herd between 2007 and 2019 were used. The mean entry age in the two herds was 645 and 279 days,...
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