Increasing food production for the growing human population off a constraining land base
will require greater efficiency of production. Genetic improvement of feed efficiency in cattle …

No genetic parameters for performance and feed efficiency traits are available for Irish
performance-tested bulls. The objective of this study was to determine the phenotypic and …

Data were collected over the first 4 generations of a divergent selection experiment for
residual feed intake of Large White pigs having ad libitum access to feed. This data set was …

The feed resource for animals is a major cost determinant for profitability in livestock
production enterprises, and thus any effort at improving the efficiency of feed use will help to …

This study examined the relationship between feed efficiency and performance, and feeding
behavior, blood metabolic variables, and various ultrasonic measurements in finishing beef …

The aim was to evaluate growth, carcass traits, feed efficiency reranking, body composition,
calpain system activity and meat quality in Nellore steers that were phenotypically ranked for …

The objective of this study was to characterize residual feed intake (RFI) and to estimate
phenotypic and genetic correlations with performance and ultrasound carcass traits in …

To determine the relationship of infrared thermography (IR) and ultrasound measures (US)
with the variation in feed efficiency and daily dry matter intake (DMI), alternative models for …

Even though the concept of residual feed intake (RFI) is well accepted, several questions
remain regarding other traits that may be associated with selection for decreased RFI. These …

Background The experiment evaluated the effect of nutrition levels and sex on the growth
performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of F1 Angus× Chinese Xiangxi yellow …