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Review: divergent selection for residual feed intake in the growing pig [PDF]

Animal, 2017
This review summarizes the results from the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) divergent selection experiment on residual feed intake (RFI) in growing Large White pigs during nine generations of selection.
H. Gilbert, Y. Billon, L. Brossard, J. Faure, P. Gatellier, F. Gondret, E. Labussière, B. Lebret, L. Lefaucheur, N. Le Floch, I. Louveau, E. Merlot, M.-C. Meunier-Salaün, L. Montagne, P. Mormede, D. Renaudeau, J. Riquet, C. Rogel-Gaillard, J. van Milgen, A. Vincent, J. Noblet   +20 more
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Metagenomic insights into the relationship between intestinal flora and residual feed intake of meat ducks [PDF]

Poultry Science
: In this study, we sought to determine the effects of intestinal flora on the feed efficiency of meat ducks by evaluating the correlation between intestinal flora and residual feed intake. The F2 generation of Cherry Valley ducks × Runzhou Crested White
Chunyan Yang, Bingqiang Dong, Anqi Chen, Yong Jiang, Hao Bai, Guohong Chen, Guobin Chang, Zhixiu Wang   +7 more
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Temperament and performance of Nellore bulls classified for residual feed intake in a feedlot system [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020
This study aimed to evaluate the performance in feedlot and temperament of Nellore bulls classified by residual feed intake. The residual feed intake was calculated as the difference between the observed and predicted dry matter intake.
TIAGO P. GUIMARÃES, JOÃO RESTLE, KÍRIA KAROLLINE G. MOREIRA, MARCONDES D. DE FREITAS NETO, LEONARDO FREDERICO N. SOUZA, ÉMERSON G. MORAES, JULIANO JOSÉ R. FERNANDES   +6 more
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Milk metabolomics analyses of lactating dairy cows with divergent residual feed intake reveals physiological underpinnings and novel biomarkers

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023
The opportunity to select for feed efficient cows has been limited by inability to cost-effectively record individual feed efficiency on an appropriate scale.
Dagnachew Hailemariam, Mohsen Hashemiranjbar, Ghader Manafiazar, Ghader Manafiazar, Paul Stothard, Graham Plastow   +5 more
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Phenotypic evaluation of feed efficiency, growth and carcass traits in native turkeys [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2023
Improving feed efficiency decreases feed intake, total cost, and the environmental emission of poultry production. This study aimed to investigate different feed efficiency, growth and carcass traits between high and low feed efficiency birds in Iranian ...
Zahra Pezeshkian, Seyed Ziaeddin Mirhoseini, Shahrokh Ghovvati, Esmaeil Ebrahimie   +3 more
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Methane, growth and carcase considerations when breeding for more efficient Merino sheep production

Animal, 2023
Feed intake, methane and feed efficiency have important genetic correlations with growth, carcase weights and mature size that need to be considered when breeding for production whilst reducing feed requirements and methane production in the Australian ...
G. Rose, B. Paganoni, C. Macleay, C. Jones, D.J. Brown, G. Kearney, M.B. Ferguson, B.E. Clarke, A.N. Thompson   +8 more
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Effects of Feeding and Drinking Behavior on Performance and Carcass Traits in Beef Cattle

Animals, 2022
Feed and water efficiency are important traits to improve beef cattle production’s economic and environmental sustainability. This study evaluated residual feed intake (RFI) and residual water intake (RWI) and their relationship with performance ...
Bianca V. Pires, Henrique G. Reolon, Natalya G. Abduch, Luana L. Souza, Leandro S. Sakamoto, Maria Eugênia Z. Mercadante, Rafael M. O. Silva, Breno O. Fragomeni, Fernando Baldi, Claudia C. P. Paz, Nedenia B. Stafuzza   +10 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

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, Flavio S. Schenkel, Dagnachew Hailemariam, Jan Lassen, Morten Kargo, John B. Cole, Erin E. Connor, Silvia Wegmann, Oliveira Junior, Filippo Miglior, Allison Fleming, Tatiane C.S. Chud, Christine F. Baes   +12 more
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Novel genetic parameters for genetic residual feed intake in dairy cattle using time series data from multiple parities and countries in North America and Europe

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: Residual feed intake is viewed as an important trait in breeding programs that could be used to enhance genetic progress in feed efficiency. In particular, improving feed efficiency could improve both economic and environmental sustainability in the ...
R.B. Stephansen, P. Martin, C.I.V. Manzanilla-Pech, B. Gredler-Grandl, G. Sahana, P. Madsen, K. Weigel, R.J. Tempelman, F. Peñagaricano, K.L. Parker Gaddis, H.M. White, J.E.P. Santos, J.E. Koltes, F. Schenkel, D. Hailemariam, G. Plastow, E. Abdalla, M. VandeHaar, R.F. Veerkamp, C. Baes, J. Lassen   +20 more
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Genomic Regions Associated with Feed Efficiency Indicator Traits in an Experimental Nellore Cattle Population. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The objective of this study was to identify genomic regions and metabolic pathways associated with dry matter intake, average daily gain, feed efficiency and residual feed intake in an experimental Nellore cattle population.
Bianca Ferreira Olivieri, Maria Eugênia Zerlotti Mercadante, Joslaine Noely Dos Santos Gonçalves Cyrillo, Renata Helena Branco, Sarah Figueiredo Martins Bonilha, Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque, Rafael Medeiros de Oliveira Silva, Fernando Baldi   +7 more
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