Wet distillers grains plus solubles concentration in steam-flaked-corn-based diets: Effects on feedlot cattle performance, carcass characteristics, nutrient digestibility, and ruminal fermentation characteristics

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1589-1602

  Luebbe, M K ^a,e   Patterson, J M ^a   Jenkins, K H ^a,e   Buttrey, E K ^a,b   Davis, T C ^a,e   Clark, B E ^a,b   McCollum, III ^c   Cole, N A ^d   MacDonald, J C ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas AgriLife Extension Service   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn processing; Digestibility; Distillers grains plus solubles; Fat; Fermentation; Finishing cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; MICROPUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84882674758     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4567     Document Type: Article

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