Phenotypic and genetic parameters for different measures of feed efficiency in different breeds of Irish performance-tested beef bulls

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 885-894

  Crowley, J J ^a,b,c   McGee, M ^c   Kenny, D A ^b   Crews, D H ^d   Evans, R D ^e   Berry, D P ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Feed efficiency; Genetic parameter; Maternal variance; Residual feed intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIGESTION; EATING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIGESTION; EATING; GENOTYPE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77649094505     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-1852     Document Type: Article

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