Genetic parameters in the feed conversion complex of primiparous cows in the first two trimesters.

doi:10.2527/1993.7171721x

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Genetic parameters in the feed conversion complex of primiparous cows in the first two trimesters.

Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 1993

Svendsen M, Skipenes P, Mao I L

Abstract excerpt

Feed conversion has been described as a "milk yield-tissue balance-appetite complex" in which energy inputs from feed intake and tissue balance impose a limit on milk yield. An experiment at the Agricultural University of Norway provided data to estimate genetic parameters of variables in this "c...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Animal Feed
Animals
Body Weight
Cattle
Dietary Fiber
Dietary Proteins
Eating
Energy Intake
Energy Metabolism
Female
Genetic Variation
Lactation
Lipids
Milk
Milk Proteins
Phenotype
Pregnancy

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