Determining the Nutritional Status of Mature Beef Cows

Improved prediction of forage quality and cow performance may enhance the nutritional management of beef cows. In two 12 mo trials, mature beef cows (n=136) grazing tall fescue pastures were used to compare estimates of forage quality and animal performance. Forage quality was estimated by proxima...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horsley, Donald Shane
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:
Cow
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31211
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02122002-152257/