Influence of Steroid Implants and Concentrate Feeding on Performance and Carcass Composition of Cull Beef Cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1770-1776

  Cranwell, C D ^a,c   Unruh, J A ^a   Brethour, J R ^b   Simms, D D ^a   Campbell, R E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Oklahoma Panhandle State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cows; Carcass Composition; Estradiol; Testosterone; Trenbolone

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 3-BENZOATE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; TRENBOLONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DRUG IMPLANT; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DRUG IMPLANTS; EATING; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE; TRENBOLONE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030207483     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7481770x     Document Type: Article

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