Feed efficiency in the beef industry /

"Feed efficiency is increasingly seen as an important factor in both the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cattle production. This book provides beef industry professionals and researchers with a thorough yet concise overview of feed efficiency research. Coverage includes e...

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Main Authors: Hill, Rodney A
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Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "Feed efficiency is increasingly seen as an important factor in both the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cattle production. This book provides beef industry professionals and researchers with a thorough yet concise overview of feed efficiency research. Coverage includes efficient production in a wide range of systems and environments, with topics ranging from economic evaluation to the physiological and genetic basis of feed efficiency. The book also looks at how a fuller understanding of feed efficiency is leading to new selective breeding efforts to develop more effi
Carrier Form: xv, 311 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470959527 (hardback) :
0470959525 (hardback)
Index Number: SF203
CLC: S816
S823
Call Number: S823/H647
Contents: Input factors affecting profitability : a changing paradigm and a challenging time /
Measuring individual feed intake and utilization in growing cattle /
Producer awareness and perceptions about feed efficiency in beef cattle /
Feed efficiency in different management systems : cow-calf and in the feedyard /
Lessons from the Australian experience /
Nutrition and feed efficiency of beef cat