Performance, residual feed intake, digestibility, carcass traits, and profitability of angus-hereford steers housed in individual or group pens

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 324-329

  Cruz, G D ^a   Rodriguez Sanchez J A ^b   Oltjen, J W ^a   Sainz, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Organ mass; Performance; Profitability; Residual feed intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 72649093557     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-1932     Document Type: Article

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