Feed efficiency differences and reranking in beef steers fed grower and finisher diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 158-167

  Durunna, O N ^a   Mujibi, F D N ^a   Goonewardene, L ^b   Okine, E K ^a   Basarab, J A ^c   Wang, Z ^a   Moore, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Feed efficiency; Finisher diet; Grower diet; Reranking; Residual feed intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 78650968348     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2514     Document Type: Article

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