Early weaning and postweaning nutritional management affect feedlot performance of Angus x Simmental heifers and the relationship of 12th rib fat and marbling score to feed efficiency

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1660-1669

  Wertz, E ^a   Berger, L L ^a,c   Walker, P M ^b   Faulkner, D B ^a   McKeith, F K ^a   Rodriguez Zas, S ^a  

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

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 164 Animal Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Feed Efficiency; Heifers; Ultrasound; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; WEANING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MEAT; WEANING;

EID: 0035409301     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7971660x     Document Type: Article

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