Influence of Betaine on Pasture, Finishing, and Carcass Performance in Steers

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-57

  Bock, B J ^a   Brethour, J R ^b   Harmoney, K R ^b   Goodall, S R ^c  

^a FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Vitalix   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Betaine; Dressing Percentage; Fat Thickness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955853894     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31272-9     Document Type: Article

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