Metabolic differences in Angus steers divergently selected for residual feed intake

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 44, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 441-452

  Richardson, E C ^a   Herd, R M ^b   Archer, J A ^c   Arthur, P F ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feed efficiency

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FOOD INTAKE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3042738338     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ea02219     Document Type: Conference Paper

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