Relationship between feed efficiency and resilience in dairy ewes subjected to acute underfeeding
ABSTRACT: Selection of dairy sheep based on production levels has caused a loss of rusticity, which might compromise their future resilience to nutritional challenges. Although refocusing breeding programs toward improved feed efficiency (FE) is expected, more-efficient ewes also seem to be more pro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Dairy Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223003867 |