Effect of divergence in residual feed intake on feeding behavior, blood metabolic variables, and body composition traits in growing beef heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-123

  Kelly, A K ^a   McGee, M ^b   Crews, D H ^c   Fahey, A G ^a   Wylie, A R ^d   Kenny, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Body composition; Feed efficiency; Feeding behavior; Plasma analyte

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 72649089918     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2196     Document Type: Article

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