Comparing Blend of Essential Oils Plus 25-Hydroxy-Vit-D3 Versus Monensin Plus Virginiamycin Combination in Finishing Feedlot Cattle: Growth Performance, Dietary Energetics, and Carcass Traits

Comparing Blend of Essential Oils Plus 25-Hydroxy-Vit-D3 Versus Monensin Plus Virginiamycin Combination in Finishing Feedlot Cattle: Growth Performance, Dietary Energetics, and Carcass Traits

Ninety crossbreed bulls (349.5 ± 8.25 kg initial weight) were used in an 87day trial to compare the effects of a blend of essential oils plus 25-hydroxy-Vit-D3 (EO + HyD) versus the combination of monensin with virginiamycin (MON + VM) on feedlot growth performance and carcass characteristics. Dieta...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Estrada-Angulo, Daniel A. Mendoza-Cortez, Jorge L. Ramos-Méndez, Yesica J. Arteaga-Wences, Jesús D. Urías-Estrada, Beatriz I. Castro-Pérez, Francisco G. Ríos-Rincón, Miguel A. Rodríguez-Gaxiola, Alberto Barreras, Richard A. Zinn, Alejandro Plascencia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
feedlot cattle
essential oils
vitamin D3
monensin
virginiamycin
growth performance
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/13/1715

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