Abstract:A major drawback of improving feed efficiency in beef cattle enterprises is to identify measures of feed efficiency which do not require feed intake information on an individual animal basis. Kleiber Index, (KI) and relative growth rate (RGR) are alternative measures which do not need individual measurement of intake and can be used select for improved feed and growth efficiency in relation to their body size. The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for measures of feed efficiency and growth t… Show more
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