Relationships between age, weight, average weight gain and days on feed of beef steers slaughtered at 15 or 27 months of age / <br> Relações entre idade, peso, ganho médio diário e tempo médio de permanência de novilhos de corte confinados para abate aos 15 ou 27 meses de idade

The main objective of this research was to evaluate the relationship between age, weight, average weight gain and days on feed of beef steers slaughtered at 15 or 27 months of age. Four hundred and thirty two beef steers were divided in two groups: 267 younger steers (YY), confined at 12 and slaught...

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Main Authors: Hélio Radke Bittencourt, Pedro Rocha Marques, Leonardo Canali Canellas, Carlos Santos Gottschall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2009-10-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/3588