Effects of Supplement Strategy on Intake and Digestion of Prairie Hay by Beef Steers and Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-61

  Greenwood, R H ^a   Titgemeyer, E C ^a   Loest C A ^a   Drouillard, J S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Digestion; Forage; Intake; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007553224     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31791-5     Document Type: Article

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