Performance of double-muscled bulls affected by grazing or restricted indoor feed intake during the growing period followed by finishing up to two different slaughter weights

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-43

  Fiems, L O ^a   De Campeneere, S ^a   De Boever, J L ^a   Vanacker, J M ^a  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass quality; Compensatory gain; Double muscled bulls; Feeding management; Pasture; Slaughter weight

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036808838     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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