Escape protein supplementation of growing steers grazing stargrass

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-256

  Ramos, J A ^a   Mendoza M, G D ^a   Aranda I, E ^a   Garcia Bojalil, C ^a   Barcena G, R ^a   Alanis R, J ^a  

^a Programa de Ganadería ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dry season; Escape protein; Nitrogen; Stargrass; Steer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003134664     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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