Supplement Intake and Performance of Steers Fed Compressed Block or Liquid Protein Supplements on Bermudagrass Pastures

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-43

  Phillips, W A ^a,b   Horn, G W ^a,b  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Bermudagrass; Calves; Protein; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983102502     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31788-5     Document Type: Article

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