The palatability and nutrient value of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) forage and evaluation of seven systems of forage finishing beef steers
Most cattlemen in the Southeast are in the cow-calf business and sell calves at weaning. The extra cost of shipping feeder calves for finishing and then shipping the carcasses back to the East adds to the price of meat. This practice also takes away a potential source of profit by farmers who could...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38730 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07082010-020336/ |