Feedlot and Carcass Performance of Angus-, Brangus-, Gelbvieh-, and Gelbray-Sired Crossbred Steers

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-12

  Derouen, S M ^a   Wyatt, W E ^b   Bidner, T D ^a   Persica, M A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Iberia Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Breed Differences; Carcass; Feedlot

Indexed keywords

EID: 23644437955     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31654-5     Document Type: Article

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