Effect of Yeast Culture on Steer Performance, Apparent Diet Digestibility, and Carcass Measurements When Used in a Barley and Potato Finishing Diet1

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-177

  Hinman, Dan D ^a   Sorensen, S J ^a   Momont, P A ^a   Albin, R ^b   Cole, N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Beef; Feedlot; Potato Processing Residue; Yeast Culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247856280     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31819-2     Document Type: Article

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