N novatech Well-known member Joined Dec 21, 2006 Messages 4,830 City & State/Province Brenham, Texas Jan 16, 2007 #1 I've been hearing feed efficiency used a lot, so I thought some of you would be interested in this. http://www.thecattlemanmagazine.com/iss ... easure.asp
I've been hearing feed efficiency used a lot, so I thought some of you would be interested in this. http://www.thecattlemanmagazine.com/iss ... easure.asp
M MikeC Well-known member Joined Apr 11, 2005 Messages 7,636 City & State/Province Alabama Jan 16, 2007 #2 I've read a little about feed efficiency and will argue the point that selecting for the more efficient animals will make our cattle bigger. The larger framed calves usually gain faster but are not necessarily more efficient. I also have issues with how the "Predicting" of maintenance energy takes place. What say you, Badlands?
I've read a little about feed efficiency and will argue the point that selecting for the more efficient animals will make our cattle bigger. The larger framed calves usually gain faster but are not necessarily more efficient. I also have issues with how the "Predicting" of maintenance energy takes place. What say you, Badlands?
