Complex Genetic Relationships Between Pig Lean Growth Efficiency and Pork Quality
All pig producers will agree, feed is the largest cost of production, accounting for about 65% of the total cost. So improvement of feed efficiency has always been a priority in pig breeding and selection programs, as any effort aimed at increasing feed efficiency will significantly reduce production cost, and consequently increase total profitability, writes hunyan Zhang, PhD,
Research Associate, University of Alberta/Genesus Inc.
6 May 2016
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