Cattle selected for lower residual feed intake have reduced daily methane production

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1479-1486

  Hegarty, R S ^a   Goopy, J P ^b   Herd, R M ^a   McCorkell, B ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c Tamworth Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Feed conversion efficiency; Genetics; Methane production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; HORDEUM;

METHANE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENOTYPE; MALE; METHANE;

EID: 34249857891     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-236     Document Type: Article

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