Performance of Growing Heifers Fed Diets Containing Cotton Gin By-Products Extruded by the COBY Process

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 404-409

  Holt, G A ^a   Richardson, C R ^b   Nunnery, G A ^b   Wilson, K F ^c   Bramble, T C ^d   Rea, L D ^e   Wedegaertner, T C ^f  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Loveland Industries Inc   (United States)

^d ALLTECH INC   (United States)

^e Nutri Source   (United States)

^f Agricultural and Environmental Research Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Feedlot Cattle; Gin Trash; Roughage

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008157552     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31454-6     Document Type: Article

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