Feeding behaviour, swimming activity and boldness explain variation in feed intake and growth of sole (Solea solea) reared in captivity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The major economic constraint for culturing sole (Solea solea) is its slow and variable growth. The objective was to study the relationship between feed intake/efficiency, growth, and (non-) feeding behaviour of sole.
Julia Mas-Muñoz +4 more
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Effects of Incorporating Dry Matter Intake and Residual Feed Intake into a Selection Index for Dairy Cattle Using Deterministic Modeling [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The inclusion of feed efficiency in the breeding goal for dairy cattle has been discussed for many years. The effects of incorporating feed efficiency into a selection index were assessed by indirect selection (dry matter intake) and direct selection ...
Kerry Houlahan +12 more
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A procedure to quantify the feed intake response of growing pigs to perturbations
Animal, 2020 Improving robustness of farm animals is one of the goals in breeding programmes. However, robustness is a complex trait and not measurable directly. The objective of this study was to quantify and characterize (elements of) robustness in growing pigs ...
H. Nguyen-Ba +2 more
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, 2004 IntroductionLow rates of return on investment for livestock operations are a fact of life. Producers have little impact on the market price for their cattle; therefore management must be focused on the things producers can actually do something about.
Sainz, Roberto D., Paulino, Pedro V.
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Genetics Selection Evolution, 2006 This study examines the way long-term feed intake should be recorded accurately for selective breeding purposes, and estimates selection potential in feed intake using the X-ray method to record individual daily feed intake in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus
Mäntysaari Esa A +7 more
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Effect of Supplemental Japanese Pepper Seed on the Palatability of Feed in Chicks
The Journal of Poultry Science, 2017 The present study aimed to establish whether supplemental Japanese pepper seed (JPS) affects feed intake in broiler chicks under ad libitum conditions.
Khushdil Maroof +3 more
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Genome-wide association analysis of feed intake and residual feed intake in Nellore cattle [PDF]
BMC Genetics, 2014 Feed intake plays an important economic role in beef cattle, and is related with feed efficiency, weight gain and carcass traits. However, the phenotypes collected for dry matter intake and feed efficiency are scarce when compared with other measures such as weight gain and carcass traits.
Santana, Miguel H. A. +15 more
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Feed intake assessment on sub-adult spiny lobster Panulirus homarus fed a range of pellet and fresh feeds under a variety of feeding regimes [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesLow feed intake has been considered a major problem in applying formulated feed for grow-out of spiny lobster (Panulirus homarus). This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of fishery hydrolysate in feed formulation and the co-feeding of ...
Giri I Nyoman Adiasmara +5 more
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Common Feeding Practices Pose A Risk to the Welfare of Horses When Kept on Non-Edible Bedding
Animals, 2020 During the evolution of the horse, an extended period of feed intake, spread over the entire 24-h period, determined the horses’ behaviour and physiology.
Miriam Baumgartner +3 more
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Behaviour influences cholesterol plasma levels in a pig model
Animal, 2007 Little is known about the relationship between feed intake behaviour and cholesterol levels in humans. This can be attributed to the fact that feed intake behaviour in humans is difficult to assess.
W.M. Rauw +8 more
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