Comparative Effects of Whole, Ground, Dry-Rolled, and Steam-Flaked Corn on Digestion and Growth Performance in Feedlot Cattle

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 200-206

  Corona, L ^a   Rodriguez, S ^a   Ware, R A ^a   Zinn, R A ^a  

^a University of California Desert Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Corn; Metabolism; Performance; Processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008168801     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31203-1     Document Type: Article

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