Effects of increased dietary sulfur on beef steer mineral status, performance, and meat fatty acid composition

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3945-3953

  Richter, E L ^a   Drewnoski, M E ^a   Hansen, S L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Dried distillers grains with solubles; Mineral status; Pasture; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; SULFUR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS; MALE; MEAT; SULFUR;

EID: 84882719358     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4512     Document Type: Article

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