Development of an equation to predict net protein requirements for the growth of Zebu beef cattle

The accurate estimation of protein requirements for beef cattle is a key factor in increasing livestock profitability and decreasing the environmental impacts of excessive N excretion due to mismatching between assumed requirements and diet formulation. A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate and...

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Main Authors: L.F. Costa e Silva, S.deCamposValadares Filho, P. Del Bianco Benedeti, E. Detmann, A.C.Baião Menezes, T.Eder Silva, F.A. de Sales Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731119002684