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Less feed, more filling

MU researchers are determining why some cows need less food to achieve weight goals

Written by · Photography by Willie Hayes · August 15, 2009

Researchers at the University of Missouri may someday be able to help ranchers identify cattle that mysteriously have the ability to gain weight while eating less. By breeding herds of these otherwise ordinary animals, farmers may be able to decrease one of their significant business costs.