Effects of tempering and degree of processing of barley grain on the performance of bulls in the feedlot

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 421-429

  Mathison, G W ^a   Engstrom, D F ^b   Soofi Siawash, R ^a   Gibb, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c Unifeed   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barley; Bulls; Feed efficiency; Gain; Processing; Tempering

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0346443442     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-087     Document Type: Article

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