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Fall 2010
Improving feed efficiency has become a top priority in beef cattle production because of the rapidly increasing cost of feed provision. However, because of the expense associated with collecting individual animal feed intake data, only a relatively small number of animals have been tested,...
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Genetics of feed efficiency and feeding behavior in crossbred beef steers with emphasis on genotype-by-environment interactions
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This study examined whether crossbred steers had different production, feed efficiency and feeding behavior performances when they were fed a grower or finisher diet or both, in successive feeding periods. Major feed efficiency traits were residual feed intake (RFI) and gain to feed ratio (G:F)...
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