This paper reviews breeding objectives of the current global cattle industry and outlines
existing challenges and opportunities for improving sustainability in the livestock sector …

The Montana Tropical® Composite is a recently developed beef cattle population that is
rapidly expanding in Brazil and other tropical countries. This is mainly due to its improved …

Improving nutrient utilization efficiency is essential for livestock, given the current scenario of
increasing demand for animal protein and sustainable resource use. In this context …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is the difference between an animal's actual feed intake and that
which would be expected based on production. This experiment was to test the hypothesis …

This paper reviews regulation of skeletal muscle and adipocyte development by nutrition
and genetics, and impacts on efficiency and carcass and meat quality. Consequences of …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of feed efficiency classifications on live
animal measurements, circulating IGF-1 and leptin concentrations, and carcass, non …

Context Providing feed is the largest cost in beef production. Genetic variation exists in feed
efficiency traits in young cattle but the genetic associations with feed efficiency traits in cows …

Focusing high marble deposition, Hanwoo feedlot system uses high-energy diet over the
prolonged fattening period. However, due to the individual genetic variation, around 40% of …

Australian seedstock cattle breeders have expressed concerns that while there has been
genetic improvement in feedlot and abattoir performance of cows, it could have led to a …

Cow bodyweight gain, calf weaning weight, feed intake and maternal productivity of 500
Angus cows, in 64 replicate groups, were measured over three parities at two locations …