Screen LibraryFeed 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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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"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 efficient cattle"-- |
| 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 cattle / Genetic improvement of feed efficiency / Feed efficiency and animal robustness / Interactions with other traits : reproduction and fertility / Feed efficiency interactions with other traits : growth and product quality / Estimating feed efficiency of lactating dairy cattle using residual feed intake / Muscle and adipose tissue : potential roles in driving variation in feed efficiency / Epigenetics and effects on the neonate that may impact feed efficiency / Hormonal regulation of feed efficiency / Variation in metabolism : biological efficiency of energy production and utilization that affects feed efficiency / Modeling feed efficiency / |