Replacing sodium bicarbonate with half amount of calcareous marine algae in the diet of beef cattle
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the effects of feeding calcareous marine algae or sodium bicarbonate as rumen buffer on the performance, behaviour, in vitro diet digestibility, and meat quality of beef cattle. A total of 180 Charolaise bullocks (536±38 kg; 14±1 months of age) were divided into two hom...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982019000100719&tlng=en |