Effects of supplemental fat on growth performance and quality of beef from steers fed corn finishing diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 936-948

  Nelson, M L ^a   Busboom, J R ^a   Ross, C F ^a   O'Fallon, J V ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Conjugated linoleic acid; Fatty acid; Transvaccenic acid; Yellow grease

Indexed keywords

FAT; FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CONSUMER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FAT INTAKE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MAIZE; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; POTATO; RANDOMIZATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STANDARD; TALLOW; TASTE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TASTE; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

BOS; HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42149117037     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0410     Document Type: Article

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