Phenotypic and genetic relationships of feed efficiency with growth performance, ultrasound, and carcass merit traits in Angus and Charolais steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2067-2076

  Mao, F ^a,b   Chen, L ^a   Vinsky, M ^c   Okine, E ^a   Wang, Z ^a   Basarab, J ^c   Crews, D H ^d   Li, C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Guizhou Station of Soil and Fertilizer   (China)

^c LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass merit; Correlation; Growth; Residual feed intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882612058     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5470     Document Type: Article

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