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Phenotypic variation in residual food intake of mice at different ages and its relationship with efficiency of growth, maintenance and body composition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. A. Archer  and
W. S. Pitchford
J. A. Archer
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
W. S. Pitchford
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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Abstract

Food intake and body weight of 119 mice was measured from 3 to 18 weeks of age. Residual food intake was calculated for each week as the variation in food intake independent of variation in weight gain, weight maintained and sex. Growth efficiency and maintenance requirement were calculated by fitting curves to data from 3 to 18 weeks. The repeatability of residual food intake was low in young mice, but increased as they matured. Growth efficiency was correlated with residual food intake in very young mice. Residual food intake was not correlated with maintenance requirement in young mice, but as mice matured the correlation of residual food intake with maintenance requirement increased to 0·6. Body composition at maturity was correlated with residual food intake and maintenance requirement of mature mice, but a large proportion of the variation in residual food intake and maintenance requirement was independent of body composition. The results suggest that the age at which residual food intake is measured is important if it is to be used as a criterion for selection for efficiency.

Keywords

food conversion efficiencyfood intakemiceresidual effects
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Research Article
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Animal Science , Volume 63 , Issue 1 , August 1996 , pp. 149 - 157
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1996

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