Effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride with or without an estrogen-trenbolone acetate terminal implant on carcass traits, retail cutout, tenderness, and muscle fiber diameter in finishing steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3702-3711

  Kellermeier, J D ^a   Tittor, A W ^a   Brooks, J C ^a   Galyean, M L ^a   Yates, D A ^b   Hutcheson, J P ^b   Nichols, W T ^b   Streeter, M N ^b   Johnson, B J ^a   Miller, M F ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Estrogen + trenbolone acetate implant; Tenderness; Zilpaterol hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; COLLAGEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FOOD ADDITIVE; TRENBOLONE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; ZILPATEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; DRUG IMPLANTS; FOOD ADDITIVES; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRENBOLONE; TRIMETHYLSILYL COMPOUNDS;

BOS;

EID: 70350295868     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-1823     Document Type: Article

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