PREDICTION OF GROSS FEED EFFICIENCY IN ITALIAN HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN BULLS

The aim of this study was to predict gross feed efficiency of Italian Holstein Friesian bulls selected for production, functional and type traits. A total of 12,238 bulls, from the April 2015 genetic evaluation, were used. Predicted daily gross feed efficiency (pFE) was obtained as ratio between mil...

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Main Authors: Raffaella Finocchiaro, Mauro Penasa, Maurizio Marusi, Massimo De Marchi, Martino Cassandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Agrobitechnical Sciences Osijek 2015-09-01
Series:Poljoprivreda
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Online Access:http://poljoprivreda.pfos.hr/upload/publications/poljoprivreda-21-1-sup18.pdf