Performance and nutritional evaluation of beef cattle raised on pasture, castrated at different ages, with and without supplementation

The objective of this study was to evaluate performance and nutritional traits of beef cattle raised on pastures, castrated at different ages, with and without supplementation. Forty-four crossbred young bulls with predominance of Zebu breed at initial average age of 120±30 days were used in the exp...

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Main Authors: Anilza Andréia da Rocha, Mário Fonseca Paulino, Henrique Jorge Fernandes, Lívia Vieira de Barros, Sidnei Antonio Lopes, Leandro Galon, Aline Gomes da Silva, Daniel Mageste de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2012-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012000400026