Residual Feed Intake in Dairy Ewes: An Evidence of Intraflock Variability

This study examined the intraflock variability of feed efficiency in dairy ewes, through monitoring residual feed intakes (RFI). Primiparous lactating ewes (<em>n </em>= 43; 57.7 ± 0.91 kg body weight [BW] at lambing), representative of a French Lacaune dairy flock, were allocated in an...

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Main Authors: Eliel González-García, João Paulo Dos Santos, Philippe Hassoun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1593