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Association of Temperament and Acute Stress Responsiveness with Productivity, Feed Efficiency, and Methane Emissions in Beef Cattle: An Observational Study

The aim of this study was to assess individual differences in temperament and stress response and quantify their impact on feed efficiency, performance, and methane (CH(4)) emissions in beef cattle. Eighty-four steers (castrated males) (Charolais or Luing) were used. Temperament was assessed using t...

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Autores principales: Llonch, Pol, Somarriba, Miguel, Duthie, Carol-Anne, Haskell, Marie J., Rooke, John A., Troy, Shane, Roehe, Rainer, Turner, Simon P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27379246
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2016.00043