Predicting feed efficiency traits in growing lambs from their ruminal microbiota

Selecting feed-efficient sheep could improve the sustainability of this livestock production. However, most sheep breeding companies cannot afford to record feed intake to select feed-efficient animals. Past studies underlined the potential of omics data, including microbiota metabarcoding data, as...

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Published in:	Animal
Main Authors:	Q. Le Graverand, C. Marie-Etancelin, A. Meynadier, J.-L. Weisbecker, D. Marcon, F. Tortereau
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-06-01
Subjects:	Meat sheep Microbiome Multivariate analyses Residual feed intake Rumen
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731123001209