The use of corn and barley in diets for veal calves: Effects on performance, diet digestibility and carcass quality

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-358

  Noon, C D ^a   Seoane, J R ^a   Scott, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barley; Carcass quality; Corn; Starch digestion; Veal calves

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032281345     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A97-100     Document Type: Article

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