Influence of the β-agonist, zilpaterol, on growth performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot steers

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1257-1260

  Plascencia, A ^a   Torrentera, N G ^a   Zinn, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

agonist; Beef cattle; Carcass characteristics; Performance; Zilpaterol

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949094145     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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