Estimating the heritability of nitrogen and carbon isotopes in the tail hair of beef cattle
Estimating the heritability of nitrogen and carbon isotopes in the tail hair of beef cattle
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France: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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France: BioMed Central Ltd
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The natural abundance of nitrogen (δ
N) and carbon (δ
C) isotopes in animal tissues are used to estimate an animal's efficiency in nitrogen utilization, and their feed conversion efficiency, especially in tropical grazing systems with prolonged protein restriction. It is postulated that selection for improving these two characteristics (δ
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Estimating the heritability of nitrogen and carbon isotopes in the tail hair of beef cattle
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_445d8b08152841aa984882b3530f68d9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_445d8b08152841aa984882b3530f68d9
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1297-9686,0999-193X
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1297-9686
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10.1186/s12711-023-00870-7
