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Live-weight responses by young Friesian steers to supplements of oats, linseed meal and biuret

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. H. L. Morgan  and
W. C. Behrens
J. H. L. Morgan
Affiliation:
Pastoral Research Institute, Hamilton, Victoria 3300, Australia
W. C. Behrens
Affiliation:
Pastoral Research Institute, Hamilton, Victoria 3300, Australia
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In the winter-rainfall areas of southern Australia cattle and sheep grazing dry pastures in late summer and early autumn commonly lose weight because of a decline in the availability and nutritive value of the dry herbage (McLaughlin, 1973). Early-weaned calves and young lambs are affected more severely than older animals probably because of their low feed intake and their high requirements for energy and protein (Preston & Willis, 1970).

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Short Note
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 91 , Issue 3 , December 1978 , pp. 761 - 763
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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