Growth performance and N excretion of double muscled Piemontese bulls fed low protein rations with or without the addition of rumen protected conjugated linoleic acid

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 175-177

  dal Maso, Matteo ^a   Schiavon, Stefano ^a   Tagliapietra, Franco ^a   Simonetto, Alberto ^a   Bittante, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bulls; Growth performance; Nitrogen excretion; Piemontese

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 70350057803     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.s3.175     Document Type: Article

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