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2004
Price, M. A., Chen, J-Q., Okine, E. K., Khorasani, G. R.
Four diets in which peas progressively replaced barley [0% (0P), 30% (30P), 50% (50P), and 100% peas (100P)] and one in which canola meal (CM) replaced 10% of the barley, were fed to 90 beef heifers (initial weight 215.8 ± 13.8 kg). The heifers achieved average daily gains (ADGs) of 0.72, 0.80,...
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Relationships between bovine phenotype, production practices, muscle proteins and the incidence of dark cutting beef
DownloadFall 2017
Most recent reports indicated that the prevalence of dark cutting beef has increased in Canada and that 0.5% reduction in the problem could save CAD$1.77 million per annum. Understanding the underlying factors associated with the persistence and recent escalation in the occurrence of dark-cutting...