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Residual feed intake, breed of sire and dam, and individual sire affect performance and carcass characteristics and rates of back fat and intramuscular fat of feedlot steers
… groups. Steers in the H RFI group ate 1 kg more of DMI (P< 0.05) per day than steers in the L and M RFI group. Steers in the L RFI group had the highest feed efficiency by gaining 15% and 22% more per kg of feed than steers in the M and H RFI groups, respectively. Steers in the L RFI group had a …
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A Comparison of Intrauterine and Cervical Artificial Insemination Rods on Farrowing Rate and Litter Size in Artificially Mated Sows
This experiment compared the effects of two artificial insemination (AI) rods on farrowing rate and number of piglets born per litter. Three hundred eighty-nine sows were allotted into two experimental groups based on parity, body condition, and breed of sire influence of the sows. One hundred …
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Early weaning and other methods of intensive lamb production
… in a drylot were compared with control groups of ewes and lambs grazed together at Blacksburg and Glade Spring in 1960 and 1961. Data were available on 457 lambs for average daily gain and slaughter grade and on 311 lambs for carcass grade and yield. The data were adjusted for the effects of …