Effects of varying bulk densities of steam-flaked corn and dietary roughage concentration on in vitro fermentation, performance, carcass quality, and acid-base balance measurements in finishing steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1135-1147

  Hales, K E ^b   McMeniman, J P ^a   Leibovich, J ^a   Vasconcelos, J T ^c   Quinn, M J ^a   May, M L ^a   Dilorenzo, N ^a   Smith, D R ^a   Galyean, M L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Bulk density; Feedlot cattle; In vitro dry matter disappearance; Roughage; Steam flaked corn

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FERMENTATION; MALE; MEAT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77649142653     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2400     Document Type: Article

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