First-service pregnancy rate among beef heifers with different residual feed intake
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE(2022)
摘要
The effect of residual feed intake (a measure of feed efficiency) adjusted for backfat thickness (RFI fat ) on pregnancy rate (PR) was examined in Angus heifers over 2 yr. High- or Low-RFI heifers were timed artificially inseminated (TAI) with semen from High- or Low-RFI sires, respectively. There was a negative association (P < 0.05) between RFIfat value and PR in Year II for Low-RFI heifers. In Year I, the interaction between RFIfat and AI sires was significant in High-RFI heifers (P < 0.05) and tended to differ in Low-RFI heifers (P < 0.1). Therefore, selecting for feed efficiency may have negative consequences on fertility.
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beef heifer, fertility, residual feed intake
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