The relationship between body weight, daily gain and efficiency of feed utilization in beef cattle

Data collected on weight, feed consumption, and daily gain of 66 steers and 121 bulls were studied by analyses of variance, covariance, correlation, and partial regression. The bulls were of Hereford, Angus, and Shorthorn breeds, and the steers were the offspring of fast and slow gaining bulls that were progeny tested. The feeding tests for the bulls were from 112 to 170 days, and for the steers, approximately 200 days. The bulls and steers were on full feed for the test period, and all animals were fed individually. The first four groups were hand fed and the remaining groups were self fed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Animal Husbandry

Department dc:contributor.department

Animal Husbandry

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1953

Author dc:creator

• Grizzle, James Ennis

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Kincaid, C. W.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Litton, George W.
• Pardue, Louis A.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-11072012-040101

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/45502