Effects of Implant Programs on Buller Incidence, Feedlot Performance, and Carcass Characteristics of Yearling Steers

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 344-352

  Voyles, B L ^a,c   Brown, M S ^b   Swingle, R S ^a   Karr, K J ^a  

^a Cactus Feeders   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Global Animal Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabolic Implants; Buller Steer Syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008208803     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31324-3     Document Type: Article

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