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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Main Authors: E. Barrio, G. Hervás, M. Gindri, N.C. Friggens, P.G. Toral, P. Frutos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223003867