Effect of salt form and processing method on salt intake and beef cattle performance

Lomas, Lyle W.

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Effect of salt form and processing method on salt intake and beef cattle performance

Lomas, Lyle W.

Processing method (evaporated vs. rock) had no effect on salt consumption or weight gain of growing stocker cattle. Steers consumed 2.18 times more loose salt than block salt.

Keywords: Beef; Salt; Intake; Performance

Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 2003, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 4, 1983
Starting Page: 97, Ending Page: 98
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station

Date: 1983

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Record URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/7095

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