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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Main Author: Hill, Rodney A. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell 2012.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009665117206719
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Summary:"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"--
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (329 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781280778551
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