Factors affecting beef cattle producer perspectives on feed efficiency

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3749-3758

  Wulfhorst, J D ^a   Ahola, J K ^a,c   Kane, S L ^a   Keenan, L D ^b   Hill, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Red Angus Association of America   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle producer; Feed efficiency; Residual feed intake; Social survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; DIGESTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 78049318584     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2907     Document Type: Article

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