Performance, feeding behavior and body measures of Brahman cattle classified according to the residual feed intake.
Performance, feeding behavior and body measures of Brahman cattle classified according to the residual feed intake.
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the relationships between residual feed intake (RFI), performance, feeding behavior (FB) and body measures (BM) in Brahman cattle. Twenty-four Brahman young bulls with 19 months of age and 370 ? 34 kg of initial body weight had the dry matter intake (DMI) and average daily gain (ADG) measured in individual pens during 54-d period. Cattle received a mixed ration containing 73.5% of Total Digestible Nutrients and 14.5% of Crude Protein and they were weighed each 14 days.
Publication year: 2016
Types of publication: Abstract in annals or event proceedings
Unit: Embrapa Beef Cattle
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