Influence of genotype and diet on steer performance, manure odor, and carriage of pathogenic and other fecal bacteria. I. Animal performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2515-2522

  Ferrell, C L ^a   Berry, E D ^a   Freetly, H C ^a   Miller, D N ^a,b  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Bos indicus; Compensation; Efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENOTYPE; MALE; ODORS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BROMUS; BROMUS SECALINUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33748521897     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-746     Document Type: Article

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