An across breed, diet and tissue analysis reveals the transcription factor NR1H3 as a key mediator of residual feed intake in beef cattle

Abstract Background Provision of feed is a major determinant of overall profitability in beef production systems, accounting for up to 75% of the variable costs. Thus, improving cattle feed efficiency, by way of determining the underlying genomic control and subsequently selecting for feed efficient...

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Published in:	BMC Genomics
Main Authors:	Kate Keogh, D. A. Kenny, P. A. Alexandre, M. McGee, A. Reverter
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-03-01
Subjects:	Feed efficiency Beef cattle Gene co-expression network analysis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10151-2