Effect of wheat forage maturity and preservation method on forage chemical composition and performance of growing calves fed mixed diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4133-4142

  Beck, P A ^a   Stewart, C B ^a   Gray, H C ^a   Smith, J L ^a   Gunter, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Forage quality; Hay; Silage; Triticum aestivum L

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIGESTION; FOOD PRESERVATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SILAGE; WEIGHT GAIN; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; FOOD PRESERVATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SILAGE; TRITICUM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS; GLYCINE MAX; MICROPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70450186217     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2184     Document Type: Article

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