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: Book
Language:English
Published: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Edition:First edition.
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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"--
Physical Description:xv, 311 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780470959527 (hardback)
0470959525 (hardback)