Effect of supplemental ground flaxseed fed to beef cattle grazing summer native range on the Northern Great Plains

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2108-2121

  Scholljegerdes, E J ^a   Kronberg, S L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestion; Flaxseed; Grazing; Intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; FLAX; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; FLAX; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUMEN;

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77952861247     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2535     Document Type: Article

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