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Compensatory growth in mashona steers of two ages grazing natural pasture in zimbabwe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

B. Manyuchi  and
T. Smith
B. Manyuchi
Affiliation:
Grasslands Research Station, P. Bag 5701, Marondera, Zimbabwe
T. Smith
Affiliation:
Matopos Research Station, P. Bag K5137, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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Cattle not fed a supplement on dry season grazing lose weight. The magnitude of this loss and the extent of recovery during the subsequent wet season were measured in Mashona steers.

Mashona steers aged 8 and 20 months at the outset (groups A and B respectively) were used. Within each group (n = 50) steers were fed cottonseed meal (CSM, 250g per 100kg live-weight) or not fed CSM during the dry season.

Type
Ruminant Nutrition
Information
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1991 , March 1991 , pp. 105
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1991

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