Effect of weaning age on growth performance, feed efficiency, nutrient digestibility and blood-biochemical parameters in Droughtmaster crossbred beef calves

Objective The objective of this study was to determine the effect of weaning age on intake, performance, nutrition metabolism and serum parameters of beef calves. Methods Sixty Droughtmaster crossbred calves were assigned to 5 groups with 12 calves in each group. The calves in control group remained...

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Main Authors: Hui Tao, Feng Guo, Yan Tu, Bing-Wen Si, Yu-Chuan Xing, De-Jun Huang, Qi-Yu Diao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2018-06-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-6-864.pdf