Relationships between residual feed intake and feedlot performance, profitability, and carcass traits in Brahman cattle

ABSTRACT The present study aimed to evaluate the feedlot performance, profitability and carcass traits of Brahman bulls classified according to the residual feed intake (RFI). Twenty-four bulls (19-month old, 370±34kg live weight) were housed in individual pens for 54 days and had the daily feed int...

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Main Authors: R. Favero, I.Y. Mizubuti, R.C. Gomes, E.L.A. Ribeiro, E.S. Pereira, O.P.P. Prado-Calixto, F.L. Massaro Júnior, A.P.S. Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352018000200525&lng=en&tlng=en