Residual feed intake and relationships with performance of Nellore cattle selected for post weaning weight Consumo alimentar residual e relações com o desempenho de bovinos Nelore selecionados para peso pós-desmame

The objective of this work was to evaluate performance, efficiency parameters and phenotypic correlations among measurements of energy efficiency of Nellore cattle selected for post weaning weight and classified according to residual feed intake, calculated by the difference between observed and pre...

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Main Authors: T. Lucila Sobrinho, R.H. Branco, S.F.M. Bonilha, A.M. Castilhos, L.A. Figueiredo, A.G. Razook, M.E.Z. Mercadante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2011-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982011000400030