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The effects of two levels of protein in the compound diet and of implantation with oestradiol - 17 β during the finishing period of friesian and hereford cross friesian steers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

W S Thicket ,
N H Cuthbert  and
J Taylor
W S Thicket
Affiliation:
BOCM Silcock Ltd, Barhill Farm, Tushingham, Whitchurch, Shrops
N H Cuthbert
Affiliation:
BOCM Silcock Ltd, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 2EQ
J Taylor
Affiliation:
Unilever Ltd, Colworth House, Sharnbrook, Bedford MK44 1LO
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Extract

The introduction of the hormonal implant,oestradiol - 17 β in a slow release form (Compudose 365 Elanco) offers the benefit in an “18 month” beef system of improved live-weight gain of steers at grass, continued during the final finishing period without further handling and cost. In this trial the persistence of the benefit over a 12 month period and of any interaction with the level of protein fed in the compound diet during the last 4 months of winter feeding was examined.

Type
Beef Production and Growth Promoters
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1984 , March 1984 , pp. 91
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1988

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