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Frontiers in Genetics, 2015 Effective population size (Ne) is a key population genetic parameter that describes the amount of genetic drift in a population. Estimating Ne has been subject to much research over the last 80 years.
Mario eBarbato +3 more
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Agricultural and Food Science, 2012 The objective of the experiment was to study the performance, carcass traits and meat quality of purebred Aberdeen Angus (Ab) and Limousin (Li) bulls and Ab×Li crossbred bulls offered grass silage-grain-based rations and raised to heavy carcass weights ...
Maiju Pesonen +2 more
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Animal, 2014 The objective of this meta-analysis was to develop empirical equations predicting growth responses of growing cattle to protein intake. Overall, the data set comprised 199 diets in 80 studies.
A. Huuskonen +2 more
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Agricultural and Food Science, 2013 The objective of this study was to determine beef production traits of purebred Holstein-Friesian (Hol) and Hol×beef breed crossbred bulls. The data collected from slaughterhouses included observations of 87323 purebred Hol, 783 Hol×Aberdeen angus (Hol ...
Arto Kalevi Huuskonen +3 more
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Genetic variation in meat production related traits in reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus)
Rangifer, 2014 In reindeer husbandry, animal breeding could offer tools for improving productivity by selection. The traits affecting meat production efficiency are primarily related to calf growth and survival, and to dam’s longevity and lifetime ability to raise ...
Kirsi Muuttoranta +5 more
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Heritability of sow longevity and lifetime prolificacy in Finnish Yorkshire and Landrace pigs
Agricultural and Food Science, 2013 The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for longevity traits in Finnish pig populations. Analyzed traits were length of productive herd life (LPL), total number of parities (TNP), total number of piglets born (TNB), total number ...
Marja-Liisa Sevón-Aimonen, Pekka Uimari
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Rangifer, 2013 The factors causing variation in birth date and birth weight were analysed from the data from an experimental reindeer herd consisting of 1136 calves with parental information. The traits had coefficient of variation of 37 and 14%, respectively.
Kirsi Muuttoranta +5 more
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Risk, Information, and Trust in the Food Chain: Factors Explaining Consumer Willingness to Pay
International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 2011 This paper analysed factors contributing to consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for increased quality information. The empirical scope of the study was restricted to beef, because the beef labelling system enables reliable tracing of quality ...
Terhi Latvala
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Agricultural and Food Science, 2012 The application of phosphorus (P)-sorbing materials offers a possible solution for treating municipal wastewater and agricultural runoff. In this paper we discuss P retention and release mechanisms, and review studies on the P retention of different ...
Aleksandar Klimeski +3 more
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Animal Production: Indonesian Journal of Animal Production, 2012 . Our study sought to determine the effects of normal vs high fish meal levels in the diet on the growing-furring process and apparent food digestibility of farmed male mink (Mustela vison).
HT Korhonen, P Niemelä
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