Substituition of urea for soybean meal and forced intake of minerals on the performance of growing crossbred calves

ABSTRACT Forty eight crossbred calves, 24 males and 24 females, with weight and age of 203.6±3.7kg and 11.8±1.0 months were allotted to the following treatments: MT- mineral salt ad libitum and sugar cane mixed with 10g kg-1 mixture of urea and ammonium sulfate in a 9:1 proportion; MA - sugar cane m...

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Main Authors: J.J. Ferreira, J.R.M. Ruas, G.A.R. Macedo, A. Marcatti Neto, D.S. Queiroz, E.A. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2019-10-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352019000501677&tlng=en