Genetic and statistical properties of residual feed intake.

doi:10.2527/1993.71123239x

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Genetic and statistical properties of residual feed intake.

Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 1993

Kennedy B W, van der Werf J H, Meuwissen T H

Abstract excerpt

Residual feed intake is defined as the difference between actual feed intake and that predicted on the basis of requirements for production and maintenance of body weight. Formulas were developed to obtain genetic parameters of residual feed intake from knowledge of the genetic and phenotypic par...

Topics

Animals
Cattle
Eating
Female
Genotype
Models, Biological
Phenotype
Regression Analysis

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