Body composition and energy and protein requirements of grazing Nelore steers Composição corporal e exigências energéticas e proteicas de bovinos Nelore castrados em pastejo

Body composition and energy and protein requirements of grazing Nelore steers Composição corporal e exigências energéticas e proteicas de bovinos Nelore castrados em pastejo

This experimentwas carried out with the objective of determining the energy and protein requirements of grazing Nellore steers. Twenty four Nellore steers (average 371 ± 14 kg of BW and 26 months old) were used. Four steers were slaughtered at the beginning of the experiment (reference group), servi...

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Main Authors: Vitor Visintin Silva de Almeida, Augusto César de Queiroz, Fabiano Ferreira da Silva, Robério Rodrigues Silva, Aline Cardoso Oliveira, Danilo Ribeiro de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2009-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
energia
exigências
proteína
zebuínos
energy
protein
requirements
zebu cattle
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