Evaluation of Dry Matter Intake and Average Daily Gain Predicted by the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System in Crossbred Growing Bulls Kept in a Traditionally Confined Feeding System in China |
Du, Jinping
(College of Animal Sciences, Yangtze University)
Liang, Yi (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Xin, Hangshu (College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University) Xue, Feng (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Zhao, Jinshi (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Ren, Liping (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Meng, Qingxiang (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) |
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