Effects of timing and duration of test period and diet type on intake and feed efficiency of Charolais-sired cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 4748-4758

  Cassady, C J ^a   Felix, T L ^a,l   Beever, J E ^a   Shike, D W ^a   Taylor, Jerry ^b   Kerley, Monty ^b   Schnabel, Robert ^b   Marques, Elisa ^c   Garrick, Dorian ^d   Hansen, Stephanie ^d   Loy, Dan ^d   Weaber, Robert ^e   Seabury, Chris ^f   Beever, Jon ^a   Shike, Dan ^a   Fahrenkrug, Scott ^g   Spangler, Matt ^h   Johnson, Kris ⁱ   Neibergs, Holly ⁱ   Sonstegard, Tad ^j   Freetly, Harvey ^k   Pollak, John ^k   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Neogen Corporation   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

ⁱ WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^k U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^l Meat Animal Research Center ^*  (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Feed efficiency; Forage; Grain

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD GRAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SILAGE; TIME FACTOR; VETERINARY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; EATING; EDIBLE GRAIN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; SILAGE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84994876811     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2016-0633     Document Type: Article

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