Feedlot performance and slaughter traits of friesian, piemontese x friesian and limousin x friesian young bulls under intensive beef production system in turkey

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-136

  Gungor M ^a   Alciceka A ^b   Onenc A ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture Agriculture Research Institute   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Feedlot performance; Friesian; Intensive beef production; Limousin x Friesian; Piemontese x Friesian; Slaughter traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; GENOTYPE; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRACHEA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 2542627315     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2003.9706447     Document Type: Article

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