Author : Jake Andrew Franke
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (61 download)
Book Synopsis Effects of Breed Type and Growing Program on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Early Weaned Calves by : Jake Andrew Franke
Download or read book Effects of Breed Type and Growing Program on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Early Weaned Calves written by Jake Andrew Franke and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2-yr study using Mashona- (M, yr 1 and 2) and Tuli-sired (T, yr 2) cows produced from a three-breed diallele cow base comprised of Brahman (BB), Romosinuano (RR), and Angus (AA) was conducted to determine effects of breed type and growing strategies on growth performance and carcass characteristics in early-weaned calves. Steers and heifers used were between 90 and 200 d old at arrival. Cattle were randomly split into one of two nutritional treatment groups with sex, breed type, and age stratified across treatments. Calves were either fed a roughage diet (P) or placed immediately on a concentrate grower diet (F) for approximately x d, then finished together in the feedlot. In both years, F calves gained more (P