Incorporating heifer feed efficiency in the Australian selection index using genomic selection

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3883-3893

  Gonzalez Recio, O ^a,b   Pryce, J E ^a,b,c   Haile Mariam, M ^a,b   Hayes, B J ^a,b,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feed efficiency; Genomic selection; Profitability; Residual feed intake; Selection index

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; BOVINE; BREEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENOME; MALE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84901038623     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7515     Document Type: Article

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