Meat yield and quality of Tanzania Shorthorn Zebu cattle finished on molasses/maize grain with agro-processing by-products in 90 days feedlot period

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding molasses or maize grain with agro-processing by-products on yield and quality of meat from Tanzania shorthorn zebu (TSZ) cattle. Forty five steers aged 2.5 to 3.0 years with 200 +/- 5.4 kg body weight were allocated into five dietary treatm...

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Main Authors: Lovince Asimwe, Abiliza Kimambo, Germana Laswai, Louis Mtenga, Martin Weisbjerg, Jorgen Madsen, John Safari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
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Online Access:http://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2016030349953