Improving feed efficiency (FE) is key to reducing production costs in aquaculture and to
achieving sustainability for the aquaculture industry. Feed costs account for 30–70% of total …

Despite substantial advances in milk production efficiency of dairy cattle over the last 50
years, rising feed costs remain a significant threat to producer profitability. There also is a …

Background Feed efficiency is a crucial parameter in swine production, given both its
economic and environmental impact. The gut microbiota plays an essential role in nutrient …

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 …

Feed efficiency (FE) can be measured by feed conversion ratio (FCR) or residual feed intake
(RFI). In this study, we measured the FE related phenotypes of 236 castrated purebred …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is a complex trait that is economically important for livestock
production; however, the genetic and biological mechanisms regulating RFI are largely …

Adaptation of Livestock to New Diets Using Feed Components without Competition with Human
Edible Protein Sources—A Review of the Possibilities and Recommendations Next Article in …

Feed efficiency (FE) appears to vary even within closely related pigs, and may be partly
affected by the diversity in the composition and function of gut microbes. To investigate the …

Recently, automatic feeders have become popular for collecting daily feed intake data in the
pig industry, making it possible to evaluate genetic effects on feed efficiency and resilience …

The welfare of growing-finishing pigs is important inherently to the pigs, but also for the
societal acceptance and environmental impact of the husbandry system. Nevertheless …