Performance, carcass, and meat characteristics of beef steers finished on 2 different forages or on a high-concentrate diet

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-203

  Scaglia, G ^a,d   Fontenot, J P ^a   Swecker, W S ^b   Corl, B A ^a   Duckett, S K ^c   Boland, H T ^a,e   Smith, R ^a,f   Abaye, A O ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Louisiana State University Agricultural Center   (United States)

^e MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Beef carcass; Forage fed beef; Steer; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905674165     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30340-5     Document Type: Article

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