Influence of dietary nonstructural carbohydrate concentration on growth performance and carcass characteristics of Holstein steers

Objective Since very little information exists about the topic; in this experiment we compare, in a long-term finishing program, the growth-performance responses and carcass characteristics of Holstein steers where non-structural carbohydrate concentration of the diet is reduced from 64% to 51% (dry...

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Main Authors: Daniel Ramos-Aviña, Alejandro Plascencia, Richard Zinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2018-06-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-6-859.pdf