Effects of replacing grass silage with either maize or whole-crop wheat silages on the performance and meat quality of beef cattle offered two levels of concentrates

A randomised design involving 66 continental cross beef steers (initial live weight 523 kg) was undertaken to evaluate the effects of the inclusion of maize or whole-crop wheat silages in grass silage-based diets on animal performance, carcass composition, and meat quality of beef cattle. Grass sila...

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Main Authors: T.W.J. Keady, F.O. Lively, D.J. Kilpatrick, B.W. Moss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107685024