Effects of forage species or concentrate finishing on animal performance, carcass and meat quality

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1454-1467

  Duckett, S K ^a   Neel, J P S ^b,d   Lewis, R M ^c   Fontenot, J P ^c   Clapham, W M ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Fatty acids; Forage; Proximate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; FABACEAE; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; FABACEAE; MALE; MEAT; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875789146     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5914     Document Type: Article

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