Estimation of the total efficiency of metabolizable energy utilization for maintenance and growth by cattle in tropical conditions Estimação da eficiência total de utilização da energia metabolizável para manutenção e crescimento por bovinos em condições tropicais

Data of 320 animals were obtained from eight comparative slaughter studies performed under tropical conditions and used to estimate the total efficiency of utilization of the metabolizable energy intake (MEI), which varied from 77 to 419 kcal kg-0.75d-1. The provided data also contained direct measu...

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Main Authors: Douglas Sampaio Henrique, Ricardo Augusto Mendonça Vieira, Pedro Antônio Muniz Malafaia, Maurício Cordeiro Mancini, André Luigi Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2005-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982005000300034