Effects of Supplemental Calcium Propionate and Concentrate Level: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves, and Health of High-Risk Beef Calves

Effects of Supplemental Calcium Propionate and Concentrate Level: Growth Performance, Body Fat Reserves, and Health of High-Risk Beef Calves

The aim of this study was to examine the impact of daily calcium propionate (CaPr) supplementation (0 or 20 g/calf) on growth performance, dietary energetics, body fat reserves, serum metabolites, and hematological responses in high-risk beef calves fed diets with varying (50, 60, or 70%) concentrat...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Rivera-Villegas, Octavio Carrillo-Muro, Daniel Rodríguez-Cordero, Pedro Hernández-Briano, Oliver Yaotzin Sánchez-Barbosa, Rosalba Lazalde-Cruz, Beatriz Isabel Castro-Pérez, Alejandro Plascencia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-07-01
Series:Veterinary Sciences
Subjects:
beef calf
costs
energy diet
gluconeogenic precursors
hematological responses
income
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/11/8/336

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