P56. Reproductive performance of grazing hereford heifers classified by paternal residual feed intake. [conference abstract].

MARÍN, M. - NAYA, H. - ESPASANDÍN, A.C. - NAVAJAS, E. - DEVINCENZI, T. - CARRIQUIRY, M.

Resumen:

Residual feed intake (RFI) has become in a widely spread index of feed efficiency, however, although most of beef cattle systems in the world are pasture-based, RFI evaluation and research is usually performed in confinement conditions. Currently, selection in favor of feed efficiency has an unclear effect on reproductive performance of grazing beef heifers.

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2023
Beef cattle
Rangelands
Reproduction
Residual heat production
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Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria
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