Cattle Trait Details: Average daily gain

QTLdb Trait Hierarchy

Trait Class:	Production
Trait Type:	Growth
Trait Name:	Average daily gain
Trait ID:	1053
Abbreviation:	ADG
Custom Name:	n/a
Related / Reported traits: (Figures in parenthesis are the number of data associated with)	Average daily gain (347) // Carcass daily gain (1) // Carcass gain with long finishing period (18) // Carcass gain with short finishing period (19) // Average daily gain (28) // Post-weaning average daily gain (11) // Pre-weaning average daily gain (25) // Pre-weaning daily gain (2) // Weaning gain (7)
Description:	Daily body weight gain averaged over a period of time, usually during gestation, fattening, or testing.
Measurement:	End weight subtract starting weight, divided by number of days
Scale/Unit:	kg/day or lb/day
Comments:	n/a

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