Abstract We consider the problem of estimating mean entropy production rate in a nonequilibrium process from measurements first-passage quantities associated with single current. For processes large thresholds, references (Roldán et al 2015 Phys. Rev. Lett. 115 250602; Neri 2022 SciPost 12 139) identified ratio observables—involving time, splitting probability, and thresholds—that lower bounds ...

Modern methods of selection have contributed greatly to the genetically superior high yielding animals of current animal production systems [1]. While this being the case of the developed world, animal production in the tropics is constrained by the everlasting deficit in feed supply [2]. Therefore, a method based on lower feed intake without affecting mature weight and production will have a g...