ASAS Centennial Paper: Development of a corn-based beef industry

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3635-3639

  Corah, L R ^a  

^a Certified Angus Beef LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef industry; Cattle; Corn; Twenty first century

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; HISTORY; MAIZE; MEAT INDUSTRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58749094468     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0935     Document Type: Article

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