The goal of this review was to analyze published data related to mitigation of enteric
methane (CH4) emissions from ruminant animals to document the most effective and …

This document analyzes emission of non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases, an important
segment of the environmental footprint of animal production. It has been developed by a …

The goal of this review was to analyze published data on animal management practices that
mitigate enteric methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from animal operations …

Increasing feed efficiency is a major goal of breeders as it can reduce production cost and
energy consumption. However, the genetic architecture of feeding behavior and feed …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is commonly used as a measure of feed efficiency at a given level
of production. A total of 16,872 pigs with their pedigree traced back as far as possible was …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is defined as the difference between the observed ADFI and the
ADFI predicted from production and maintenance requirements. The objectives of this study …

In this paper, we evaluated the power of microbiome measures taken at three time points
over the growth test period (weaning, 15 and 22 weeks) to foretell growth and carcass traits …

Despite the significant improvement of feed efficiency (FE) in pigs over the past decades,
feed costs remain a major challenge for producers profitability. Improving FE is a top priority …

Utilization of feed in livestock species consists of a wide range of biological processes, and
therefore, its efficiency can be expressed in various ways, including direct measurement …

The feed resource for animals is a major cost determinant for profitability in livestock
production enterprises, and thus any effort at improving the efficiency of feed use will help to …