Influence of floor space allowance and access sites to feed trough on the production of calves and young bulls and on the carcass and meat quality of young bulls

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-56

  Andersen, Henning Refsgaard ^a   Jensen, Lise Ramsgaard ^b   Munksgaard, Lene ^a   Ingvartsen, Klaus Løhne ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b DANISH MEAT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Daily gain; Europ classification; Feed conversion; Feed intake; Intramuscular fat; Liver abscesses; Meat colour; Self feeding; Shear force value; Slatted floor; Tail tip lesions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0040512823     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064709709362369     Document Type: Article

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