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Bedding Application to Feedlot Steers: Influence on Growth Performance, Estimated Maintenance Coefficient, Carcass Characteristics, and Circulating Metabolites in Beef Steers

SIMPLE SUMMARY: A sizeable portion of cattle fed in the United States are fed in the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains where winter temperatures routinely fall below freezing. Using bedding application to improve cattle comfort and performance has been a common practice in livestock production for m...

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Autores principales: Smerchek, Dathan Thomas, Smith, Zachary Kidd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33003554
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10101766