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Phenotyping feed conversion...pictures anyone?
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<blockquote data-quote="cmf1" data-source="post: 672585" data-attributes="member: 6681"><p>I agree they are two different animals. (pun intended) </p><p>Feed conversion is nothing more than being able to convert feed to energy. </p><p>Feed efficiency is converting less feed to the more energy.</p><p>ie: one cow takes 15 pounds of feed to add one pound of animal</p><p> another cow takes 8 pounds of feed to add one pound of animal</p><p></p><p>What I'm looking for now are animals that can convert <u>grass</u> to energy while maitaining good condition. </p><p></p><p> I want to buy as little grain as possible from here on out. Too many stock market weasels in charge of the fluctuating prices. Grass price is easier for me to control.</p><p></p><p>While I am achieving that, I want to pay attention to which animals seem to do that most efficiently. I've heard that ultrasound can give RFI indications but I'm just getting started down this path so I'm not totaly sure how to decide the more efficient converters as yet.</p><p>But from what I understand and what I myself have seen, I believe that you can choose <u>particular</u> feed conversion phenotypically. </p><p>I'm willing to try because the upside looks much more profitable than grain and salebarns. </p><p>The downside would be grain and salebarns, what I've been doing anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cmf1, post: 672585, member: 6681"] I agree they are two different animals. (pun intended) Feed conversion is nothing more than being able to convert feed to energy. Feed efficiency is converting less feed to the more energy. ie: one cow takes 15 pounds of feed to add one pound of animal another cow takes 8 pounds of feed to add one pound of animal What I'm looking for now are animals that can convert [u]grass[/u] to energy while maitaining good condition. I want to buy as little grain as possible from here on out. Too many stock market weasels in charge of the fluctuating prices. Grass price is easier for me to control. While I am achieving that, I want to pay attention to which animals seem to do that most efficiently. I've heard that ultrasound can give RFI indications but I'm just getting started down this path so I'm not totaly sure how to decide the more efficient converters as yet. But from what I understand and what I myself have seen, I believe that you can choose [u]particular[/u] feed conversion phenotypically. I'm willing to try because the upside looks much more profitable than grain and salebarns. The downside would be grain and salebarns, what I've been doing anyway. [/QUOTE]
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