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Growth Promoting Implants for Beef Cattle

Growth Promoting Implants for Beef Cattle

ASC-25: Growth Promoting Implants for Beef Cattle

Authored by: Roy Burris Jeff Lehmkuhler

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Abstract

Utilization of growth-promoting implants in the beef cattle industry provides an opportunity for improving production efficiency. Within the animal, they promote protein synthesis, resulting in a 10 to 30% increase in growth along with a 5 to 10% improvement in feed efficiency.

Core Details

Publication ID

ASC-25

Status

Major Revision

Publication Date

Mar. 24, 2010

Series

Multi-Part Series

N/A


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Department(s)

Language

English

Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Contact Information

Tawana Brown
Associate Director, Educational Publications

361 Blazer Dining 343 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lexington, KY 40526-0012

+1 (859) 257-7566

tawana.brown@uky.edu