Comparison of alternative beef production systems based on forage finishing or grain-forage diets with or without growth promotants: 1. Feedlot performance, carcass quality, and production costs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2168-2177

  Berthiaume, R ^a   Mandell, I ^b   Faucitano, L ^a   Lafreniere C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef production system; Feedlot performance; Forage finishing; Production cost

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; IONOPHORE; MONENSIN; TRENBOLONE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SILAGE; SOYBEAN; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ESTRADIOL; HORDEUM; IONOPHORES; MALE; MEAT; MONENSIN; POACEAE; SILAGE; SOYBEANS; TRENBOLONE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 33748420562     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-328     Document Type: Article

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