Effects of distillers' dried grains with solubles from corn, wheat or a 50: 50 corn: Wheat blend on performance, carcass characteristics and serum sulphate levels of feedlot steers

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 343-351

  Amat, S ^a   Hendrick, S ^a   McAllister, T A ^b   Block, H C ^c   McKinnon, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Corn; Feedlot cattle; Performance; Serum sulphate; Wheat dried distillers' grains with solubles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875452970     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS2011-127     Document Type: Article

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