Sentences with phrase «feed efficiency»

We've been monitoring feed efficiency in order to maximize nutrition for 50 years.
The most widely used measure of feed efficiency is the weight - based feed conversion ratio, calculated as the ratio of feed intake (by weight) to weight gain.
Breed associations have long been interested in finding the genetic basis for feed efficiency, with the aim of breeding more efficient animals.
They have a metric called feed efficiency, which is how fat per calorie will the animal get.
Dairy feed efficiency is vital to reducing a farm's environmental impact — making more milk with less waste is profitable and environmentally responsible.
Growth promotion or increased feed efficiency in a herd or flock of animals to promote weight gain had been allowed but is being phased out under an agreement announced with drug manufacturers June 30.
Assessment of microbiome changes after rumen transfaunation: implications on improving feed efficiency in beef cattle — Mi Zhou — BMC Microbiology
In fact, parasites also can suppress appetites, limiting intake and absorption of nutrients — ultimately reducing feed efficiency and gain.1 What's more, cold winter temperatures often aren't enough to clear pastures of parasites — many parasites, like Ostertagia, simply overwinter in cattle or in pastures.
«Farmed seafood and livestock stack up differently using alternate feed efficiency measure: Study finds retention of protein and calories in feed similar for major aquaculture and livestock species.»
We need to get a handle on that to really capture feed efficiency for the entire beef production system,» says Dan Shike, associate professor of beef cattle nutrition in the Department of Animal Sciences at U of I.
«The study suggests that dry matter intake is repeatable across varying stages of maturity and diet types in cattle, and accurate feed efficiency measures can be obtained in either the growing or finishing period,» Shike says.
Shike and a large team of collaborators from 11 institutions set out to determine if there was a relationship between feed efficiency in forage - fed cattle and in grain - fed cattle.
«We face the challenge of feeding a growing human population, and aquaculture is viewed as a solution due to favorable feed efficiency compared to livestock,» said Jillian Fry, PhD, director of the Public Health and Sustainable Aquaculture Project at the Center for a Livable Future and faculty member in the Bloomberg School's Department of Environmental Health and Engineering.
«Our study shows that Schizochytrium is a high quality candidate for complete substitution of fish oil in juvenile Nile tilapia feeds, providing an innovative means to formulate and optimize the composition of feed while simultaneously raising feed efficiency of tilapia aquaculture,» says Sarker, a research assistant professor in Dartmouth's Environmental Studies Program.
Rumen bacterial community structure impacts feed efficiency in beef cattle — Henry A Paz — Journal of Animal Science
> Reduced calf weaning weights by up to 35 pounds2 > Lost feed efficiency while nursing, as well as in the next production stage > Incurred labor costs to treat and re-treat calves
In its chronic form, M. hyopneumoniae is a common bacterial pathogen that infects up to 80 percent of swine around the world.1, 2 It reduces average daily gain and decreases feed efficiency.
In one study, producers identified respiratory problems as the cause of more than half of all nursery pig deaths.1 Along with high mortality rates, complex SRD also can hurt production because of lower feed efficiency, higher cull rates and higher treatment costs.
«Respiratory disease from M. hyo and PCVAD from porcine circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) can be devastating to swine herds through reduced growth rate, poor feed efficiency and extended time to market,» said Richard Swalla, DVM, Pork Technical Services, Zoetis.
1970s: Elanco introduces new tools to improve feed efficiency and prevent and control disease, while expanding international operations to include 38 global affiliates and 17 manufacturing plants
BRD is estimated to cost the beef industry nearly $ 1 billion in economic losses from death, reduced feed efficiency and increased treatment costs.1, 2 These losses make it worthwhile for producers to be prepared for M. bovis and help keep herds healthy.
With this information in hand, producers can select breeding stock that transmit desired genetic merit for feed efficiency, tenderness, marbling and black color.
The project was supported by a USDA NIFA grant, and the study's authors include researchers from the National Program for Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle, as well as associated graduate students and staff.
Ru - Mend ® is a direct - fed microbial product designed to enhance ruminal digestion and feed efficiency in ruminants.
Development of new traits, particularly those that are difficult to measure in seedstock businesses, such as eating quality and feed efficiency
These were selected for their positive traits for the dairy cow, such as fertility, shorter gestation and increased calving ease, and their positive traits for producing an efficient beef animal, such as health, growth rate, feed efficiency and carcase merit.
Feed efficiency is not a new concept for Agri - King.
Zym - O - Factors ® is designed to be fed to beef cattle to enhance ruminal starch digestion when the manure contains excessive starch, feed efficiency is low and / or feed intake is poor.
Maximiser ® is a blend of enzymes, direct - fed microbials and nutrients designed to enhance digestibility, feed efficiency and nutrient metabolism at the rumen and cellular level.
Now, testing the fifth and sixth generation of the birds, Jensen and his colleagues have looked more deeply into these traits, focusing on metabolism, feeding efficiency, and body chemicals involved in boldness.
The article, «Effects of timing and duration of test period and diet type on intake and feed efficiency of Charolais - sired cattle,» is published in the Journal of Animal Science.
«We need a complete understanding of feed efficiency, though, because aquatic species differ from livestock in important ways that are not considered in feed conversion ratios.»
«It all hinges on one notion: that there is an increase in feed efficiency,» says biologist Michael Hansen of the Consumers Union, an advocacy group that is leading the fight for labeling and against use of bovine growth hormone.
One of the lectures was from a professor of agriculture, livestock agriculture, a veterinarian at UC Davis on this feed efficiency.
30 percent increase in feed efficiency.
Sho - Flow with LOX (Liquid Oxy - Gen) is a combination of soybean oil, vitamin E, brewers dried yeast and wheat germ oil to promote superior muscling and weight gains, increased feed efficiency, and superior overall health and vitality.
«I'd rather control the internal parasites that can do the most to slow down growth and feed efficiency
Independent research conducted by Novometrix Inc. has verified that the Intestinal Integrity (I2) Index used to measure gut health and function in broilers, correlates closely with live performance outcomes such as daily weight gain and feed efficiency in broiler flocks around the globe.
«I tend to be more concerned with internal parasites since they can do the most to slow down growth, feed intake and feed efficiency
Select breeding stock that are more likely to transmit desired genetic merit for palatability traits, feed efficiency and coat color
«This information allows producers to make purchase decisions with greater assurance for important traits such as marbling, feed efficiency and coat color.»
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