Intake restriction strategies and sources of energy and protein during the growing period affect nutrient disappearance, feedlot performance, and carcass characteristics of crossbred heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1598-1610

  Wertz, A E ^a   Berger, L L ^a   Faulkner, D B ^a   Nash, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Gluten; Maize; Plane of nutrition

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

GLUTEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROSIS; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GLUTEN; HYBRID VIGOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035379008     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7961598x     Document Type: Article

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