Despite substantial advances in milk production efficiency of dairy cattle over the last 50
years, rising feed costs remain a significant threat to producer profitability. There also is a …

Improving feed efficiency (FE) is key to reducing production costs in aquaculture and to
achieving sustainability for the aquaculture industry. Feed costs account for 30–70% of total …

Background Feed efficiency is a crucial parameter in swine production, given both its
economic and environmental impact. The gut microbiota plays an essential role in nutrient …

Feed efficiency (FE) can be measured by feed conversion ratio (FCR) or residual feed intake
(RFI). In this study, we measured the FE related phenotypes of 236 castrated purebred …

Increasing feed efficiency is a major goal of breeders as it can reduce production cost and
energy consumption. However, the genetic architecture of feeding behavior and feed …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is a complex trait that is economically important for livestock
production; however, the genetic and biological mechanisms regulating RFI are largely …

Recently, automatic feeders have become popular for collecting daily feed intake data in the
pig industry, making it possible to evaluate genetic effects on feed efficiency and resilience …

Feed efficiency (FE) appears to vary even within closely related pigs, and may be partly
affected by the diversity in the composition and function of gut microbes. To investigate the …

Background Feed efficiency is one of the major components determining costs of animal
production. Residual feed intake (RFI) is defined as the difference between the observed …

This study was aimed at identifying genomic regions controlling feeding behavior in Danish
Duroc boars and its potential implications for eating behavior in humans. Data regarding …