Feed efficiency in the beef industry
"Feed efficiency is increasingly seen as an important factor in both the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cattle production. This book provides beef industry professionals and researchers with a thorough yet concise overview of feed efficiency research. Coverage includes e...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ames, Iowa :
Wiley-Blackwell
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009665117206719 |
| Sumario: | "Feed efficiency is increasingly seen as an important factor in both the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cattle production. This book provides beef industry professionals and researchers with a thorough yet concise overview of feed efficiency research. Coverage includes efficient production in a wide range of systems and environments, with topics ranging from economic evaluation to the physiological and genetic basis of feed efficiency. The book also looks at how a fuller understanding of feed efficiency is leading to new selective breeding efforts to develop more efficient cattle"-- |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781280778551 9786613688941 9781118388242 9781118392331 9781118388297 |
