Effect of Feeding Different Protein and Energy Supplements on Performance and Health of Beef Calves During the Backgrounding Period
Newly received or weaned calves are highly susceptible to the incidence of bovine respiratory disease. In addition to high levels of stress, decreased feed intake and exposure to foreign antigens result in increased morbidity and possibly death losses. Four backgrounding trials were conducted to e...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34545 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08152001-083237/ |