Effect of fat supplementation and wheat pasture maturity on forage intake and digestion characteristics of steers grazing wheat pasture

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1263-1270

  Chabot, D A ^a   Chabot, C D ^a   Conway, L K ^a   Soto Navarro, S A ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fat supplementation; Stocker; Wheat pasture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FAT INTAKE; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEASON; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; FERMENTATION; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SEASONS; TRITICUM;

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 43749087809     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0388     Document Type: Article

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