Stocker and Feedlot Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Purebred Angus and Romosinuano Steers

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-13

  Phillips, W A ^a   Coleman, S W ^b   Riley, D G ^b   Chase, C C ^b   Mayeux, H S ^a  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS SubTropical Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Angus; Grass fed; Tropically adapted breeds; Wheat pasture

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952463780     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31055-X     Document Type: Article

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