@article{Arthur:121457,
      recid = {121457},
      author = {Arthur, Paul F. and Herd, Robert M. and Basarab, John A.},
      title = {The role of cattle genetically efficient in feed  utilisation in an Australian carbon trading environment},
      journal = {AFBM Journal},
      address = {2011-02},
      number = {1672-2016-136526},
      pages = {10},
      year = {2011},
      note = {Special Edition Sheep and Cattle Production in New South  Wales},
      abstract = {Residual feed intake (RFI) is a measure of feed efficiency  in beef cattle. It is a moderately heritable trait, and  cattle with low RFI consume less feed than expected at the  same level of growth relative to their high RFI  contemporaries. Selection for RFI is a relatively new  genetic improvement tool in beef cattle to reduce the cost  of production, and currently has a low level of adoption in  the industry. Selection for low RFI is associated with  reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, hence could  play a role in any carbon trading scheme implemented in  Australia. For any GHG reduction protocol to be acceptable  in a carbon trading/offset environment, it needs to follow  United Nations IPCC guidelines, be based on science, be  quantifiable and be auditable. The beef industry already  has quality assurance systems in place for RFI that can be  fine-tuned to meet these criteria. Scientific information  currently available is adequate for the development of GHG  emission reduction protocols for cattle raised for  slaughter. Selection for RFI also has an impact on GHG  emissions from the breeding herd. However, information  currently available lacks the degree of accuracy needed for  protocol development. It is therefore recommended that  funding be provided to continue the research on the  relationships among RFI, cow feed intake and maternal  productivity traits.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/121457},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.121457},
}