Houlahan, Kerry; Schenkel, Flavio S; Hailemariam, Dagnachew; Lassen, Jan; Kargo, Morten; Cole, John B; Connor, Erin E; Wegmann, Silvia; Junior, Oliveira; Miglior, Filippo; Fleming, Allison; Chud, Tatiane C S; Baes, Christine F (2021). Effects of Incorporating Dry Matter Intake and Residual Feed Intake into a Selection Index for Dairy Cattle Using Deterministic Modeling. Animals, 11(4) MDPI 10.3390/ani11041157
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The inclusion of feed efficiency in the breeding goal for dairy cattle has been discussed for many years. The effects of incorporating feed efficiency into a selection index were assessed by indirect selection (dry matter intake) and direct selection (residual feed intake) using deterministic modeling. Both traits were investigated in three ways: (1) restricting the trait genetic gain to zero, (2) applying negative selection pressure, and (3) applying positive selection pressure. Changes in response to selection from economic and genetic gain perspectives were used to evaluate the impact of including feed efficiency with direct or indirect selection in an index. Improving feed efficiency through direct selection on residual feed intake was the best scenario analyzed, with the highest overall economic response including favorable responses to selection for production and feed efficiency. Over time, the response to selection is cumulative, with the potential for animals to reduce consumption by 0.16 kg to 2.7 kg of dry matter per day while maintaining production. As the selection pressure increased on residual feed intake, the response to selection for production, health, and fertility traits and body condition score became increasingly less favorable. This work provides insight into the potential long-term effects of selecting for feed efficiency as residual feed intake.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Institute of Genetics 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Baes, Christine Francoise |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology) 600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
2076-2615 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Christine Francoise Baes |
Date Deposited: |
13 Sep 2021 10:02 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:53 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/ani11041157 |
PubMed ID: |
33920730 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
dairy cattle feed efficiency residual feed intake selection index |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/159192 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/159192 |
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