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PhenoBR: a model to phenotype body condition dynamics in meat sheep.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Jun 2023
Macé T, González-García E, Kövér G, Hazard D, Taghipoor M
Abstract excerpt
In situations of negative energy balance (NEB) due to feed scarcity or high physiological demands, body energy reserves (BRs), mainly stored in adipose tissues, become the main sources of energy for ruminants. The capacity to mobilise and restore such BRs in response to different challenges is of major concern in the current context of breeding for resilience. Body condition score (BCS) is a common, practical...
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