Effects of wet corn gluten feed and roughage levels on performance, carcass characteristics, and feeding behavior of feedlot cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3079-3089

  Parsons, C H ^a,c   Vasconcelos, J T ^a   Swingle, R S ^b   Defoor, P J ^a,d   Nunnery, G A ^a,e   Salyer, G B ^a,f   Galyean, M L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cactus Research Ltd   (United States)

^c CARGILL INC   (United States)

^d Cactus Feeders   (United States)

^e MIN AD Inc   (United States)

^f Nutrition Service Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Feeding behavior; Feedlot; Roughage level; Wet corn gluten feed

Indexed keywords

GLUTEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUTEN; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36148961600     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0149     Document Type: Article

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