Effect of varying concentrations of vitamin C on performance, blood metabolites, and carcass characteristics of steers consuming a common high-sulfur (0.55% S) diet

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5754-5761

  Pogge, D J ^a   Hansen, S L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Feed efficiency; Rib eye area; Sulfur; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ASCORBIC ACID; SULFUR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; MALE; SULFUR;

EID: 84888154257     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6909     Document Type: Article

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