Exposure to ammoniated wheat straw as suckling calves improves performance of mature beef cows wintered on ammoniated wheat straw

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2340-2348

  Wiedmeier, R D ^a   Provenza, F D ^a   Burritt, E A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Production; Feeding; Forage

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

AMMONIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; STANDARD; SUCKLING; WEIGHT GAIN; WHEAT;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; TRITICUM; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036715969     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.9.2340     Document Type: Article

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