Beef Steer Performance on Irrigated Monoculture Legume Pastures Compared with Grass- and Concentrate-Fed Steers

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Most U.S. beef calves are finished on grain-based rations, but a small proportion are finished on grass-dominated pastures. A number of temperate perennial legumes thrive when cultivated under irrigation in the U.S. Mountain West, including alfalfa, sainfoin, birdsfoot trefoil and ci...

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Autores principales: Pitcher, Lance R., MacAdam, Jennifer W., Ward, Robert E., Han, Kun-Jun, Griggs, Thomas C., Dai, Xin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9032127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35454263
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12081017

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9032127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35454263
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12081017

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