Effect of zinc source (zinc oxide vs zinc proteinate) and level on performance, carcass characteristics, and immune response of growing and finishing steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2747-2752

  Spears, J W ^a   Kegley, E B ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass Quality; Immune Response; Steers; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ZEA MAYS;

ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MEAT; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MEAT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 0036782840     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.10.2747     Document Type: Article

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