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Fig. 1 | Genetics Selection Evolution

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From: Disentangling the relative roles of resource acquisition and allocation on animal feed efficiency: insights from a dairy cow model

Fig. 1

Conceptual diagram of the model illustrating the connections among sub-models. AllocG, allocation to growth; AllocS, allocation to survival; AllocPf, allocation to future progeny; AllocPc, allocation to current progeny; AcqB, basal acquisition; AcqL, lactation acquisition; ME Acquired, metabolizable energy acquired; GE Res , resource gross energy density; NDF Res , resource fiber content; CO Res , proportion of concentrate feedstuff in resource; P SURV , probability of survival; P CONC , probability of conception; Alive Stat , Boolean for living status; Gest Stat , Boolean for gestating status; Lac Stat , Boolean for lactating status

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Genetics Selection Evolution

ISSN: 1297-9686