Estimation of genetic correlations of two key feed efficiency traits with production traits in male Hu sheep.
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DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2119405
Abstract: Increased body growth and feed efficiency are important for breeding due to expensive feed costs. This study estimated the genetic parameters for two feed efficiency traits [the feed conversion ratio (FCR) and the residual feed… read more here.
Keywords: traits male; male sheep; feed efficiency; efficiency traits ... See more keywords
Expression of the Ovine Gene and the Relationship Between Its Polymorphism and Feed Efficiency Traits.
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DOI: 10.1089/dna.2022.0529
Abstract: In the mutton industry, feed efficiency traits have the greatest influence on the economic benefits of sheep raised in housing conditions. In this study, quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), Sanger sequencing, and KASPar methods were used… read more here.
Keywords: efficiency traits; efficiency; bank1 gene; feed efficiency ... See more keywords
Assessing the variation in Manganese Use Efficiency Traits in Scottish Barley Landrace Bere (Hordeum vulgare L.).
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DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa079
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Manganese (Mn) deficiency in barley is a global problem. It is difficult to detect in the early stages of symptom development and is commonly pre-emptively corrected by Mn foliar sprays that can… read more here.
Keywords: bere lines; traits scottish; use efficiency; efficiency traits ... See more keywords
Genetic relationships between efficiency traits and gut microbiota traits in growing pigs being fed with a conventional or a high-fiber diet
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac183
Abstract: Abstract In pigs, the gut microbiota composition plays a major role in the process of digestion, but is influenced by many external factors, especially diet. To be used in breeding applications, genotype by diet interactions… read more here.
Keywords: genera; gut microbiota; microbiota traits; efficiency traits ... See more keywords
Estimates of (co)variance components and genetic parameters for body weights and growth efficiency traits in the New Zealand white rabbit
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DOI: 10.4995/wrs.2017.7057
Abstract: The genetic parameters of growth traits in the New Zealand White rabbits kept at Sheep Breeding and Research Station, Sandynallah, The Nilgiris, India were estimated by partitioning the variance and covariance components. The (co)variance components… read more here.
Keywords: growth efficiency; effect; efficiency traits; growth ... See more keywords