Identification of a metabolomic signature associated with feed efficiency in beef cattle

Identification of a metabolomic signature associated with feed efficiency in beef cattle

Abstract Background Ruminants play a great role in sustainable livestock since they transform pastures, silage, and crop residues into high-quality human food (i.e. milk and beef). Animals with better ability to convert food into animal protein, measured as a trait called feed efficiency (FE), also...

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Main Authors: Francisco José Novais, Pedro Ratto Lisboa Pires, Pâmela Almeida Alexandre, Robert A Dromms, Amadeu Hoshi Iglesias, José Bento Sterman Ferraz, Mark Philip-Walter Styczynski, Heidge Fukumasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Residual feed intake
Nellore
Retinol
WGCNA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-5406-2

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