Growth performance, carcass trait, meat quality and oxidative stability of beef cattle offered alternative silages in a finishing ration
As lack of forage resource, alternative roughage sources have been developed for ruminant production and their inclusion would exert a great effect on the dietary nutrition, consequently affecting animal performance. Four silages (corn silage (CS), corn stalk silage (SS), inoculated CS and inoculate...
Main Authors: | L. He, J. Yang, W. Chen, Z. Zhou, H. Wu, Q. Meng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117001902 |
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