Measurements of feed efficiency in cattle fed protein-deficient diets
conference contribution
posted on 2020-12-01, 00:00 authored by P Carmona, Diogo Fleury Azevedo CostaDiogo Fleury Azevedo Costa, LDO Lima, KJ Harper, LFP SilvaImprovements in feed efficiency (FE) can lead to significant economic benefits and reduce the environmental footprint of any beef cattle production system. Animals selected for FE on high-protein (HP) diets are expected to perform as efficiently on low-protein (LP) diets. Thus, the objective of this experiment was to determine the agreement between FE rankings of beef cattle fed a HP and a LP diet.
Funding
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)
History
Start Page
43End Page
43Start Date
2019-08-19Finish Date
2019-08-22Location
Brisbane, AustraliaPublisher
Northern Australia Beef Research Council (NABRC)Place of Publication
Brisbane, QldFull Text URL
Peer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
University of QueenslandEra Eligible
- No
