Effect of summer forage species grazed during finishing on animal performance, carcass quality, and meat quality

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4451-4461

  Schmidt, J R ^a   Miller, M C ^a   Andrae, J G ^a   Ellis, S E ^a   Duckett, S K ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Fatty acids; Forages; Legumes; Meat quality; Palatability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FABACEAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; FABACEAE; MALE; MEAT; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85047687601     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5405     Document Type: Article

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