Effects of supplement type on animal performance, forage intake, digestion, and ruminal measurements of growing beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1041-1051

  Bodine, T N ^a   Purvis II, H T ^a   Lalman, D L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Fiber; Food Intake; Grain; Hay; Protein

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CYNODON; MICROPUS; SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

MINERAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CATTLE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; POACEAE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; MALE; MINERALS; POACEAE; RUMEN;

EID: 0035320942     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7941041x     Document Type: Article

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