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Residual feed intake in beef cattle by Arthur, J P.F., Herd, R.M.

“…Providing feed is a major input cost in beef production, hence improvements in the efficiency of feed utilisation will reduce the cost of production. Residual…”
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Genetic relationship between different measures of feed efficiency and its component traits in Japanese Black (Wagyu) bulls by Hoque, M.A., Arthur, P.F., Hiramoto, K., Oikawa, T.

“…Genetic parameters of average daily gain (ADG), metabolic body weight (MWT), body weight at finish (BWF), daily feed intake (DFI), feed conversion ratio (FCR),…”
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Physiological basis for residual feed intake by Herd, R.M, Arthur, P.F

“…Residual feed intake (RFI) is a measure of feed efficiency that is independent of level of production, such as size and growth rate in beef cattle, and thus is…”
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Genome-wide association studies for feedlot and growth traits in cattle by Bolormaa, S, Hayes, B.J, Savin, K, Hawken, R, Barendse, W, Arthur, P.F, Herd, R.M, Goddard, M.E

“…A genome wide-association study for production traits in cattle was carried out using genotype data from the 10K Affymetrix (Santa Clara, CA) and the 50K…”
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Genomewide association study of methane emissions in Angus beef cattle with validation in dairy cattle by Manzanilla-Pech, C I V, De Haas, Y, Hayes, B J, Veerkamp, R F, Khansefid, M, Donoghue, K A, Arthur, P F, Pryce, J E

“…Methane (CH) is a product of enteric fermentation in ruminants, and it represents around 17% of global CH emissions. There has been substantial effort from the…”
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Genetic and phenotypic relationships among different measures of growth and feed efficiency in young Charolais bulls by Arthur, P.F, Renand, G, Krauss, D

“…Performance and progeny test data on young Charolais bulls in France were used to estimate genetic and phenotypic variation, and correlations among postweaning…”
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Differential growth and development of pigs as assessed by X-ray computed tomography by Giles, L.R, Eamens, G.J, Arthur, P.F, Barchia, I.M, James, K.J, Taylor, R.D

“…Data from 54 hybrid (mainly Large White x Landrace) pigs (18 boars, 18 gilts, and 18 barrows) were used to quantify and mathematically describe the…”
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Efficiency of feed utilisation by livestock - Implications and benefits of genetic improvement by Arthur, P.F, Herd, R.M

“…Genetic improvement strategies in the past have concentrated on traits associated with outputs. Traits that directly affect input costs, such as those related…”
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Optimum duration of performance tests for evaluating growing pigs for growth and feed efficiency traits by Arthur, P.F, Barchia, I.M, Giles, L.R

“…The optimum duration of test for the measurement of ADG, ADFI, feed:gain ratio [which is the reciprocal of the efficiency of gain (G:F) and therefore increases…”
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Genetic parameters for carcass traits of field progeny and their relationships with feed efficiency traits of their sire population for Japanese Black cattle by Hoque, M.A., Arthur, P.F., Hiramoto, K., Oikawa, T.

“…Genetic parameters for carcass traits of 1774 field progeny (1281 steers and 493 heifers), and their genetic relationships with feed efficiency traits of their…”
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Optimum postweaning test for measurement of growth rate, feed intake, and feed efficiency in British breed cattle by Archer, J.A, Arthur, P.F, Herd, R.M, Parnell, P.F, Pitchford, W.S

“…The optimum duration of test for measurement of growth rate, feed intake, feed conversion, and residual feed intake was examined using postweaning feed intake…”
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Direct and maternal additive and heterosis effects from crossing Bos indicus and Bos taurus cattle: cow and calf performance in two environments by Arthur, P.F., Hearnshaw, H., Stephenson, P.D.

“…Data on Brahman and Hereford cattle and their crosses were used to estimate direct and maternal additive and heterosis (dominance+epistasis) effects on cow…”
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Variance components due to direct genetic, maternal genetic and permanent environmental effect for growth and feed-efficiency traits in young male Japanese Black cattle by Hoque, M.A, Arthur, P.F, Hiramoto, K, Gilmour, A.R, Oikawa, T

“…Variance components and genetic parameters were estimated using data recorded on 740 young male Japanese Black cattle during the period from 1971 to 2003…”
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study on the variation of feed efficiency in station tested beef bulls by Liu, M.F, Goonewardene, L.A, Bailey, D.R.C, Basarab, J.A, Kemp, R.A, Arthur, P.F, Okine, E.K, Makarechian, M

“…The records of 282 young beef bulls from eight breeds tested from November 1981 to April 1987 at the Ellerslie Bull Test Station, Alberta, Canada, were used to…”
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Reducing the cost of beef production through the genetic improvement of net feed efficiency by Herd, R.M., Archer, J.A., Arthur, P.F., Richardson, E.C.

“…Feed is the single largest cost in most animal production systems. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) is a commonly used measure of growth efficiency. Previous…”
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Reducing the cost of beef production through the genetic improvement of net feed efficiency by Herd, R.M., Archer, J.A., Arthur, P.F., Richardson, E.C.

“…Feed is the single largest cost in most animal production systems. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) is a commonly used measure of growth efficiency. Previous…”
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Effects of isoenergetic barley grain and alfalfa pellet diets on in vitro lipogenesis and lipogenic enzyme activities in subcutaneous adipose tissue from sheep by Okine, E.K, Arthur, P.F

“…The effects of feeding isoenergetic barley grain or alfalfa pellets on in vitro lipogenesis, palmitate esterification, and lipogenic enzymes activities in…”
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Longevity and lifetime productivity of cows in a purebred hereford and two multibreed synthetic groups under range conditions by Arthur, P.F. (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), Makarechian, M, Berg, R.T, Weingardt, R

“…Records on 983 cows born during a period of 10 yr (1966 to 1975) were used to estimate longevity and lifetime productivity of cows raised under range…”
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Population analysis of a purebred Hereford and a multibreed synthetic beef cattle herd by Arthur, P.F. (New South Wales Agriculture, Trangie (Australie). Agricultural Research Centre), Makarechian, M, Weingardt, R, Berg, R.T

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Incidence of dystocia and perinatal calf mortality resulting from reciprocal crossing of double-muscled and normal cattle by Arthur, P.F, Makarechian, M, Price, M.A

“…In order to study the incidence and causes of dystocia and perinatal calf mortality in double-muscled cattle, straight and reciprocal matings between…”
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