The provision of solid feeds to veal calves: I. Growth performance, forestomach development, and carcass and meat quality

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 357-366

  Cozzi, G ^a   Gottardo, F ^a   Mattiello, S ^b   Canali, E ^b   Scanziani, E ^b   Verga, M ^b   Andrighetto, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcass Quality; Growth; Meat Quality; Roughage; Stomach; Veal

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH STATUS; IRON INTAKE; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RUMINANT STOMACH; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; HEALTH STATUS; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MEAT; PIGMENTATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STOMACH, RUMINANT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036480737     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.802357x     Document Type: Article

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