Intake and performance of confined crossbred heifers fed different lipid sources

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different lipid sources on nutrient intake, performance, development and carcass characteristics of heifers raised in confinement. Twenty-one crossbreed heifers (Nellore × Santa Gertrudis × Braunvieh) received 600 g/kg forage composed of corn...

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Main Authors: Giovani Fiorentini, Márcia Cristina Araújo Santana, Alexandre Amstalden Moraes Sampaio, Ricardo Andrade Reis, Andressa Ferreira Ribeiro, Telma Teresinha Berchielli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2012-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012000600025