Effects of interval-feeding whole sunflower seeds during mid to late gestation on performance of beef cows and their progeny

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2410-2417

  Banta, J P ^a   Lalman, D L ^a   Owens, F N ^b   Krehbiel, C R ^a   Wettemann, R P ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cow; Prepartum lipid supplementation; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SUNFLOWER; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; HELIANTHUS; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; WEIGHT GAIN;

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 33748563155     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-400     Document Type: Article

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