Residual metabolizable feed consumption as a method of comparing feed efficiency in steers fed silage and silage-grain diets

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 87-93

  Okine, E K ^a,b   Wang, Z ^c   Goonewardene, L A ^c   Mir, Z ^d   Liu, M F ^e  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^e A Plus Research and Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Feed efficiency; Fenugreek; Residual metabolizable feed consumption; Steers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CASTOR FIBER; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM;

EID: 0035898847     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(01)00244-9     Document Type: Article

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