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Feed efficiency of tropically adapted cattle when fed in winter or spring in a temperate location.
Journal of animal science - 4 Jun 2018
Coleman Sam W, Chase Chad C, Phillips William A, Riley David Greg
Abstract excerpt
Earlier work has shown that young tropically adapted cattle do not gain weight as rapidly as temperately adapted cattle during the winter in Oklahoma. The objective for this study was to determine whether efficiency of gains was also affected in tropically adapted cattle and whether efficiency was consistent over different seasons. Over 3 yr, 240 straightbred and crossbred steers (F1 and 3-way crosses) of Angus,...
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