Genetics of growth and feed efficiency

Title
Genetics of growth and feed efficiency
Publication Date
2006
Author(s)
Arthur, P
Herd, Robert M
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4689-5519
Email: rherd3@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:rherd3
Johnston, David
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4995-8311
Email: djohnsto@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:djohnsto
Wolcott, Matthew Lee
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6786-8742
Email: mwolcott@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mwolcott
Barwick, Stephen
Editor
Editor(s): Dr Heather Burrow
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies
Place of publication
Armidale, Australia
UNE publication id
une:4910
Abstract
The CRC for Cattle and Beef Quality was established in 1993 to identify the genetic and non-genetic factors affecting beef quality and other production traits of economic importance. Providing feed for cattle is the single largest input cost in beef production enterprises. Advances in computing and electronics has allowed the development of reliable automatic feed intake recorders making it easier to measure feed intake, and this in association with increased producer demand for a means of selecting on the basis of efficiency, has led to increased research in feed efficiency. Understanding genetic variation in feed efficiency and providing the tools for genetic improvement in the efficiency of feed utilization can have a major impact on profitability. Progress of research within the CRC, and internationally, for beef cattle feed efficiency has been regularly reviewed and published (Archer et al. 1999; Herd et al. 2003a; Arthur et al. 2004; Arthur and Herd 2005, 2006). This paper summarises the CRC's major contributions to new knowledge and applications for genetic improvement of growth and feed efficiency.
Link
Citation
Australian beef-The Leader, Proceedings of the Beef CRC Conference, p. 53-64
Start page
53
End page
64

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