Relationships of feedlot feed efficiency, performance, and feeding behavior with metabolic rate, methane production, and energy partitioning in beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 145-153

  Nkrumah, J D ^a   Okine, E K ^a   Mathison, G W ^a   Schmid, K ^a   Li, C ^a   Basarab, J A ^b   Price, M A ^a   Wang, Z ^a   Moore, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Energy partitioning; Feed efficiency; Methane production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 33745367377     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.841145x     Document Type: Article

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