Growth, carcass quality, and protein and energy metabolism in beef cattle with different growth potentials and residual feed intakes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 928-936

  Castro Bulle, F C P ^a   Paulino, P V ^a,b   Sanches, A C ^a,c   Sainz, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef steer; Maintenance; Protein turnover; Residual feed intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC SELECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MEAT; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 34247258395     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-373     Document Type: Article

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