Feed efficiency traits for evaluation of beef cattle

Authors

  • Miguel Henrique de Almeida Santana
  • Rodrigo da Costa Gomes
  • José Bento Sterman Ferraz
  • Paulo Rossi Junior

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18188/sap.v13i2.7459
Supporting Agencies
FAPESP, CAPES

Keywords:

características de carcaça, consumo alimentar residual, marcadores moleculares, metabolismo

Abstract

The converting efficiency of feed into products of animal source is an important issue for the profitability and sustainability of the beef cattle production systems. During the last decades, there has been an increased interest at the study of features that can express the feed efficiency, especially the residual feed intake (RFI).These studies guided this review which discusses the results and implications of the genetic selection based on RFI, and also the new perspectives in the studies of feed efficiency in beef cattle.

Published

03-07-2014

How to Cite

SANTANA, M. H. de A.; GOMES, R. da C.; FERRAZ, J. B. S.; ROSSI JUNIOR, P. Feed efficiency traits for evaluation of beef cattle. Scientia Agraria Paranaensis, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 2, p. 95–107, 2014. DOI: 10.18188/sap.v13i2.7459. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/scientiaagraria/article/view/7459. Acesso em: 15 jun. 2025.

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