Effects of winter stocker growth rate and finishing system on: I. Animal performance and carcass characteristics

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2012-2018

  Neel, J P S ^a   Fontenot, J P ^b   Clapham, W M ^a   Duckett, S K ^b   Felton, E E D ^c   Scaglia, G ^b   Bryan, W B ^d  

^a APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Average daily gain; Beef; Carcass; Finishing; Pasture; Stocker

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ECHOGRAPHY; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; FEEDING METHODS; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547623225     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-735     Document Type: Article

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