supported by the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency(ALMA)(G550000101);ALMA/Alberta Agricultural Research Institute(AARI)(G550000127);National Natural Science Foundation of China(30771534) who are greatly acknowledged
Residual feed intake (RFI) and carcass merit (CM) are both complex traits emerging as critical targets for beef genetic improvement.RFI and CM traits are difficult and expensive to measure and genetic improvement for ...