Feed efficiency in the beef industry /

"Feed efficiency is increasingly seen as an important factor in both the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cattle production. This book provides beef industry professionals and researchers with a thorough yet concise overview of feed efficiency research. Coverage includes effici...

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Other Authors: Hill, Rodney A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:https://biblioteca.ues.edu.sv/acceso/elibro/?url=https%3A%2F%2Felibro.net%2Fereader%2Fbiblioues/183812
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Summary:"Feed efficiency is increasingly seen as an important factor in both the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cattle production. This book provides beef industry professionals and researchers with a thorough yet concise overview of feed efficiency research. Coverage includes efficient production in a wide range of systems and environments, with topics ranging from economic evaluation to the physiological and genetic basis of feed efficiency. The book also looks at how a fuller understanding of feed efficiency is leading to new selective breeding efforts to develop more efficient cattle"--
Physical Description:xv, 311 p. : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118388297