Residual feed intake in beef cattle

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 37, Issue SPECIALISSUE, 2008, Pages 269-279

  Arthur, J P F ^a   Herd, R M ^b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Feed efficiency; Growth; Residual feed intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904333941     PISSN: 15163598     EISSN: 18069290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35982008001300031     Document Type: Article

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