The effect of diet and frequency of watering on the performance of growing cattle given food at maintenance

Animal Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-38

  Hatendi, P R ^a,c   Mulenga, F M ^b   Sibanda, S ^b   Ndlovu, P ^b  

^a Grasslands Research Station Harare   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Cattle Producers' Association   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass composition; Nutrient density; Water intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030215215     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800028253     Document Type: Article

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