Cattle Trait Details: Residual feed intake

QTLdb Trait Hierarchy

Trait Class:	Production
Trait Type:	Feed intake
Trait Name:	Residual feed intake
Trait ID:	1164
Abbreviation:	RFI
Custom Name:	n/a
Related / Reported traits: (Figures in parenthesis are the number of data associated with)	Residual feed intake (34) // Residual feed intake (335)
Description:	RFI reflects the difference between actual feed intake and the expected feed requirements for maintenance of body weight and for weight gain.
Measurement:	Actual feed intake minus the expected feed intake of each animal.
Scale/Unit:	n/a
Comments:	n/a

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