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Genetic and Physiological Aspects of Growth, Body Composition and Feed Efficiency in Mice: A Review

University of New England^,2, Armidale, N.S.W. 2351 Australia

Abstract

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 (g^O); maternal genetic effects (g^M); heterosis in the offspring (h^O); maternal heterosis (h^M), and recombination effects in the offspring (r^O). The physiological parameters considered are energy requirements for maintenance and growth. The role of thermoregulatory thermo genesis 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.

¹ Present Address: Faculty of Agriculture, versity of Papua New Guinea, P.O. Box 793, Papua New Guinea.

² Dept. of Anim. Sci.