Effects of Extruded Corn or Grain Sorghum on Intake, Digestibility, Weight Gain, and Carcasses of Finishing Steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2001-2007

  Gaebe, R J ^a,c   Sanson, D W ^a,d   Rush, I G ^b   Riley, M L ^a   Hixon, D L ^a   Paisley, S I ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^c Rosepine Research Station ^*  (United States)

^d Rosepine Research Station   (United States)

^e OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Digestibility; Intake; Performance; Processing

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

STARCH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CEREAL; DIGESTION; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIGESTION; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD HANDLING; MALE; MEAT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STARCH; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032132662     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7682001x     Document Type: Article

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