Reducing supplementation frequency for Nellore beef steers grazing tropical pastures
Reduced supplementation frequency is a broadly applied management practice. Ruminants consuming low quality forages/pastures, supplemented less than once daily are able to maintain body weight gain (BWG), efficiency of use of dry matter, nitrogen and other nutrients, as compared with animals supplem...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2014-04-01
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Series: | Scientia Agricola |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162014000200003&lng=en&tlng=en |