Effects of ad libitum and restricted feed intake on growth performance and body composition of Yorkshire pigs selected for reduced residual feed intake1

N Boddicker, NK Gabler, ME Spurlock… - Journal of Animal …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Residual feed intake (RFI), defined as the difference in the observed and expected feed
intake while accounting for growth and backfat, has gained much attention, but little is known …

Effects of ad libitum and restricted feeding on early production performance and body composition of Yorkshire pigs selected for reduced residual feed intake

N Boddicker, NK Gabler, ME Spurlock, D Nettleton… - Animal, 2011 - cambridge.org
Residual feed intake (RFI), defined as the difference between observed and expected feed
intake based on growth and backfat, has been used to investigate genetic variation in feed …

Using quantile regression methodology to evaluate changes in the shape of growth curves in pigs selected for increased feed efficiency based on residual feed intake

M Nascimento, ACC Nascimento, JCM Dekkers… - animal, 2019 - cambridge.org
Growth rate is a major component of feed efficiency when estimating residual feed intake
(RFI). Quantile regression (QR) methodology can be used to identify animals with different …

Bayesian analysis of the effect of selection for residual feed intake on growth and feed intake curves in Yorkshire swine

W Cai, MS Kaiser, JCM Dekkers - Journal of animal science, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Gompertz growth functions were fitted to longitudinal measurements of daily feed intake
(DFI) and BW of 586 boars and 495 gilts from a selection experiment in Yorkshire pigs for …

Genetic analysis of longitudinal measurements of performance traits in selection lines for residual feed intake in Yorkshire swine

W Cai, MS Kaiser, JCM Dekkers - Journal of animal science, 2011 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT A 5-generation selection experiment in Yorkshire pigs for feed efficiency
consists of a line selected for low residual feed intake (LRFI) and a random control line …

Variogram investigation of covariance shape within longitudinal data with possible use of a krigeage technique as an interpolation tool: Sheep growth data as an …

A Chalh, M El Gazzah - Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 2014 - JSTOR
Most quantitative traits considered in livestock evolve over time and several continuous
functions have been proposed to model this change. For individual records (longitudinal …

The use of multiple imputation for the accurate measurements of individual feed intake by electronic feeders

S Jiao, F Tiezzi, Y Huang, KA Gray… - Journal of Animal …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Obtaining accurate individual feed intake records is the key first step in achieving genetic
progress toward more efficient nutrient utilization in pigs. Feed intake records collected by …

How to improve breeding value prediction for feed conversion ratio in the case of incomplete longitudinal body weights

VHH Tran, H Gilbert, I David - Journal of Animal Science, 2017 - academic.oup.com
With the development of automatic self-feeders, repeated measurements of feed intake are
becoming easier in an increasing number of species. However, the corresponding BW are …

Optimizing pig marketing decisions under price fluctuations

R Pourmoayed, L Relund Nielsen - Annals of Operations Research, 2022 - Springer
In the manufacturing of fattening pigs, pig marketing refers to a sequence of culling
decisions until the production unit is empty. The profit of a production unit is highly …

Effects of genotype and sex on predicted feed intake and performance of a growing pig

S Yoosuk, HB Ong, SW Roan, CA Morgan… - … , Section A–Animal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
A simulation model for predicting the voluntary feed intake (VFI) of a growing pig is
presented. Five parameters were used to describe the effects of pig genotype and sex based …