Effects of concentrate level and rapeseed meal supplementation on performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and valuable cuts of Hereford and Charolais bulls offered grass silage-barley-based rations

The objectives of this experiment with Hereford (Hf) and Charolais (Ch) bulls offered grass silage-based diets were to determine the effects on performance, carcass traits and meat quality of the proportion of concentrate in the diet, and the inclusion of rapeseed meal (RSM) in the barley-based conc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maiju Pesonen, Markku Honkavaara, Helena Kämäräinen, Tiina Tolonen, Mari Jaakkola, Vesa Virtanen, Arto Kalevi Huuskonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2013-03-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/6703