Effects of feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride for twenty to forty days on carcass cutability and subprimal yield of calf-fed Holstein steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3722-3729

  Boler, D D ^a   Holmer, S F ^a   McKeith, F K ^a   Killefer, J ^a   VanOverbeke, D L ^b   Hilton, G G ^b   Delmore, R J ^c   Beckett, J L ^d   Brooks, J C ^e   Miller, R K ^f   Griffin, D B ^f   Savell, J W ^f   Lawrence, T E ^g   Elam, N A ^h   Streeter, M N ⁱ   Nichols, W T ⁱ   Hutcheson, J P ⁱ   Yates, D A ⁱ   Allen, D M ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Beckett Consulting Services   (United States)

^e TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Intervet Schering Plough   (United States)

Author keywords

agonist; Cutting yield; Holstein; Steer; Zilmax; Zilpaterol hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; ZILPATEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; MALE; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FOOD ADDITIVES; MALE; MEAT; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; TIME FACTORS; TRIMETHYLSILYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 70350263681     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-1830     Document Type: Article

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