Tactical decisions of concentrate level, slaughter age and carcass weight of bulls of five beef breeds under Norwegian conditions

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-115

  Bonesmo, Helge ^a   Nordang, Leidulf ^b   Davies, Lloyd ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Agricultural Purchasing and Marketing Co Operation   (Norway)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Daily live weight gain; Feeding; Mean daily return; Silage intake; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953507627     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960610791542361     Document Type: Article

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