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Effect Of Competition On Gain In Feedlot Bulls From Hereford Selection Lines, L. Dale Van Vleck, L. V. Cundiff, R. M. Koch
Effect Of Competition On Gain In Feedlot Bulls From Hereford Selection Lines, L. Dale Van Vleck, L. V. Cundiff, R. M. Koch
Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications
This study examined competition effects on ADG in the feedlot of 1,882 Hereford bulls representing 8 birth years from a selection experiment. Each year, 8 feedlot pens were used to feed bulls in groups, with 2 pens nested within each of the 4 selection lines. Gains were recorded for up to 8 periods of 28 d. Models for analyses included pen effects (fixed or random), fixed effects such as year and line, and random direct genetic, competition genetic (and in some analyses competition environmental), and environmental effects. Each pen mate as a competitor affected the records of all others in …