Influence of Live Weight Gain During the Winter Grazing Period on Subsequent Grazing and Feedlot Performance

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 401-412

  Phillips, W A ^a   Brown, M A ^a   Holloway, J W ^b   Warrington, B ^b  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Texas A/M Univ Res and Ext Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Breeds; Beef Cattle; Compensatory Gain; Grazing Systems; Intensive Early Stocking

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008186442     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31338-3     Document Type: Article

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