The livestock industry has become very cognizant of the economic importance of growth rate
and the efficiency with which feed is utilized by livestock. Increased interest in production …

Genetic and phenotypic variation in post-weaning growth, food intake, efficiency and body
composition of mice post weaning and at maturity, were examined to determine whether …

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Biological efficiency in a meat producing enterprise can be defined as the ratio of output (ie
body weight, or the weight of lean produced), to input (ie the total weight of food consumed) …

Average daily feed consumption (ADFC) and feed efficiency (FE, gain/feed) from 21 to 42
days of age were measured in three groups of mice during generations 11 through 14 of a …

Recurrent mass selection for feed conversÍon efficiency (FCE) in mice üras Practiced for six
generatfons in two l-ines fed ad l-íbitum (AI) and two l-ines restrÍcted to 80% of ad lÍbttun (R) …

Net income in meat animal enterprises is a function of the value and quantity of the product
marketed and its cost of production. Since feed accounts for a major share of production …

This review includes consideration of work in which feed efficiency was a selected trait or
measured as a correlated trait in animals selected for growth. Work on rats and mice is …

The additive genetic covariance and genetic correlation of postweaning gain and feed per
unit gain were estimated for a genetically variable population of mice during a 17-generation …