Effects of duration of zilpaterol hydrochloride feeding and days on the finishing diet on feedlot cattle performance and carcass traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2005-2015

  Vasconcelos, J T ^a,c   Rathmann, R J ^a   Reuter, R R ^a   Leibovich, J ^a   McMeniman, J P ^a   Hales, K E ^a   Covey, T L ^a   Miller, M F ^a   Nichols, W T ^b   Galyean, M L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Intervet Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptor agonist; Cattle; Feedlot; Performance; Zilpaterol

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; ZILPATEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; TRIMETHYLSILYL COMPOUNDS; WEIGHT GAIN;

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EID: 49749088752     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1032     Document Type: Article

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