Performance, behaviour and meat quality of beef heifers fed concentrate and straw offered as total mixed ration or free-choice

Performance, behaviour and meat quality of beef heifers fed concentrate and straw offered as total mixed ration or free-choice

<p>Eighteen Simmental heifers were fed concentrate and barley straw offered as a total mixed ration (TMR) or separately as a free choice (FCH) to compare performance, behaviour, and meat quality. The heifers were assigned to treatments in a randomized complete block design. Animals were allott...

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Main Authors: Sergio P. Iraira, Ana Madruga, María Pérez-Juan, José L. Ruíz-de-la-Torre, María Rodríguez-Prado, Sergio Calsamiglia, Xavier Manteca, Alfred Ferret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria 2015-12-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Subjects:
beef cattle
feeding method
high concentrate diets
Online Access:http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/8003

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