Extending the feeding period beyond 8.0 mm of subcutaneous fat reduces feed efficiency without improving meat colour and tenderness of non-implanted feedlot steers

Zurbriggen, GA; Maglietti, CS; Pouzo, LB; Testa, ML; Riffel, S; Elizalde, JC; Pavan, E

Pavan, E (通讯作者),Univ Nacl Mar Plata, Fac Ciencias Agr, RA-7620 Balcarce, Argentina.;Pavan, E (通讯作者),Inst Nacl Tecnol Agr INTA, Dept Prod Anim, Estn Expt Agr Balcarce, RA-7620 Balcarce, Argentina.

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND FEED SCIENCES, 2022; 31 (4): 360

Abstract

The effect of extending the pen-feeding period of non-implanted feedlot steers beyond the 8.0 mm fat thickness (FT) endpoint on performance, carcass a......

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