A new method to estimate residual feed intake in dairy cattle using time series data

In dairy, the usual way to measure feed efficiency is through the residual feed intake (RFI) method. However, this method is, in its classical form, a linear regression, which, by construction, does not take into account the evolution of the RFI components across time, inducing approximations in the...

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Main Authors: P. Martin, V. Ducrocq, D.G.M. Gordo, N.C. Friggens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731120301038