Malik R C
J Anim Sci. 1984 Mar;58(3):577-90. doi: 10.2527/jas1984.583577x.
A review is presented of the genetic and physiological aspects of growth, body composition and feed efficiency in mice. The genetic parameters considered are: nature and extent of within and between-line genetic variation for body weight and growth rate; direct and correlated responses to selection for body weight, weight gain, feed intake and feed efficiency; direct genetic effects of the offspring (gO); maternal genetic effects (gM); heterosis in the offspring (hO); maternal heterosis (hM), and recombination effects in the offspring (rO). The physiological parameters considered are energy requirements for maintenance and growth. The role of thermoregulatory thermogenesis in relation to the partitioning of metabolizable energy between maintenance and growth requirements of large and small mice is emphasized. The relationship of feed efficiency with other traits is reviewed at length.
本文综述了小鼠生长、身体组成和饲料效率的遗传和生理方面。所考虑的遗传参数包括：体重和生长率的品系内和品系间遗传变异的性质和程度；对体重、体重增加、采食量和饲料效率选择的直接和相关反应；后代的直接遗传效应（gO）；母体遗传效应（gM）；后代的杂种优势（hO）；母体杂种优势（hM），以及后代的重组效应（rO）。所考虑的生理参数是维持和生长的能量需求。强调了体温调节产热在大小鼠维持和生长需求之间可代谢能量分配方面的作用。详细综述了饲料效率与其他性状的关系。
