The effects of the ratio of grass silage to concentrates in the diet and restricted dry matter intake on the performance and carcass composition of beef cattle

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-192

  Steen, R W J ^a,b,c   Kilpatrick, D J ^b,c  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Newforge Lane BT9 5PX ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Concentrates; Grass silage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033988050     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00057-3     Document Type: Article

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