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Supplementation of finishing Nellore steers during dry season using byproducts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

A. A. Souza ,
C. Boin ,
A. J. Lourenço ,
M. Q. Manella  and
L. Suguisawa
A. A. Souza*
Affiliation:
UNESP/Botucatu (Brazil).
C. Boin
Affiliation:
ESALQ/USP (Brazil)
A. J. Lourenço
Affiliation:
IZ-Nova Odessa (Brazil)
M. Q. Manella
Affiliation:
ESALQ/USP (Brazil)
L. Suguisawa
Affiliation:
UNESP/Botucatu (Brazil).
*
E-mail: aasouza@fca.unesp.br
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Extract

Beef cattle production based in tropical pasture has a period of low daily weight gains during dry seasons, because the lowest quality and quantity pastures in this period. This study evaluated the effects of protein supplementation in animal performance and carcass characteristics of Nellore cattle on tropical pasture.

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Cattle Nutrition
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 119
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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