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Comparative post-weaning growth and carcass characteristics in suckled, purebred Charolais and Limousin x Aberdeen Angus steers finished intensively on a cereal based ration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

G. J. Hill  and
J. J. Hyslop
G. J. Hill
Affiliation:
SAC Select Services, FBS Area Office, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0PH, U.K.
J. J. Hyslop*
Affiliation:
SAC Select Services, FBS Area Office, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0PH, U.K.
*
Email: jimmy.hyslop@sac.ac.uk
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Following commercial practice in France, there is increased interest in using specifically selected purebred maternal lines as suckler cow dams in the UK. Consequently, there is also a need to evaluate the finishing performance of the concomitant purebred male progeny from these maternal lines within typical UK suckled calf finishing systems. The objective of this study was to compare the post-weaning performance of purebred Charolais (CH) steers and crossbred Limousin x Aberdeen Angus (LIMxAA) steers when finished using a cereal-based ration.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 183
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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