Growth performance of stocker calves backgrounded on sod-seeded winter annuals or hay and grain

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 926-932

  Coffey, K P ^a,c   Coblentz, W K ^a   Montgomery, T G ^b   Shockey, J D ^b,c   Bryant, K J ^b   Francis, P B ^b   Rosenkrans Jr , C F ^a   Gunter, S A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c and Life Sci Bldg ^*  (United States)

^d University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Annuals; Cattle; Forage; Growth

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CYNODON; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; PASPALUM DILATATUM; SECALE CEREALE; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CEREAL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOLIUM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEASON; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; LOLIUM; MALE; POACEAE; SEASONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036550264     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.804926x     Document Type: Article

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