U.S. Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date of this Version
1982
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Although considerable effort has been directed toward describing nutrient requirements for maintenance and gain in growing-finishing beef cattle, relatively little effort has been made to establish nutrient requirements for these functions in mature beef cows. A high proportion (about 60%) of the feed resources required for beef production can be attributed to maintenance of the cow herd, thus more information is needed on the utilization of nutrients for maintenance and gain and how these parameters are affected by size and type of cow.
Comments
Published in Beef Research Program Progress Report (1982) No. 1: 34