Effects of incremental changes in forage: Concentrate ratio on plasma hormone and metabolite concentrations and products of rumen fermentation in fattening beef steers

Animal Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-109

  Thorp, C L ^a,c   Wylie, A R G ^a   Steen, R W J ^a   Shaw, C ^b   McEvoy, J D ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Agriculture House   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Concentrates; Forage; Hormones; Metabolites; Steers

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944491831     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800054928     Document Type: Article

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