Liquid supplement and forage intake by range beef cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 294-303

  Sowell, B F ^a   Bowman, J G P ^a,b   Grings, E E ^a,c   MacNeil, M D ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Animal and Range Sciences   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Animal Feeding; Cows; Feeding Behavior; Radio

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0038485694     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.811294x     Document Type: Article

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