Alpharma beef cattle nutrition symposium: Predictability of feedlot cattle growth performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1865-1872

  Galyean, M L ^a,c   di Lorenzo, N ^a   McMeniman, J P ^b   Defoor, P J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nutrition Service Associates   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedlot cattle; Initial body weight; Predicted performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 80052664233     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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