Effects of the provision of large amounts of solid feeds to veal calves on growth and slaughter performance and intravitam and postmortem welfare indicators

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3538-3546

  Prevedello, P ^a   Brscic, M ^a   Schiavon, E ^b   Cozzi, G ^a   Gottardo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abomasal lesion; Growth; Health; Solid feed; Veal calf; Welfare

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EVALUATION STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; MALE; MEAT; PROTEINS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84882630289     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4666     Document Type: Article

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