Effect of preslaughter feeding and ractopamine hydrochloride supplementation on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and end product quality in market dairy cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2400-2408

  Allen, J D ^a   Ahola, J K ^b   Chahine, M ^a   Szasz, J I ^a   Hunt, C W ^a   Schneider, C S ^a   Murdoch, G K ^a   Hill, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass quality; End product; Growth performance; Market dairy cow; Preslaughter feeding; Ractopamine hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; RACTOPAMINE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; TASTE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENETHYLAMINES; TASTE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 67650547896     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1630     Document Type: Article

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