The use of coarse maize silage as a dietary source of roughage for finishing Limousin bulls: Effects on growth performance, feeding behaviour and meat quality

Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-118

  Cozzi, G ^a   Gottardo, F ^a   Andrighetto, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Feeding behaviour; Growth rate; Meat quality; Roughage

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 13844271699     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/asc40720111     Document Type: Article

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