Corn oil or corn grain supplementation to steers grazing endophyte-free tall fescue. I. Effects on in vivo digestibility, performance, and carcass quality

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3215-3223

  Pavan, E ^a   Duckett, S K ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Carcass; Pasture

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; ECONOMICS; FESCUE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SOYBEAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CORN OIL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; FESTUCA; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOYBEANS; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

BOS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 55849093275     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0703     Document Type: Article

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