Blood metabolites and fecal starch as indicators of feed efficiency of beef cattle in the feedlot
ABSTRACT The use of blood metabolites (BM), fecal starch (FS), and apparent digestion of starch, (ATTSD) as indicators of feed efficiency (FE) in beef cattle in the feedlot was studied. Fourteen bulls were used, originating in an industrial cross, without a defined racial group, with mean body weigh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352021000701260&tlng=en |