Improving animal welfare and economic sustainability in bull-fattening systems in France: A comparison of three different feeding programmes
2013
Mialon , Marie Madeleine (INRA , Saint-Genes-Champanelle (France). UMR 1213 Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores) | Lherm , Michel (INRA , Saint-Genes-Champanelle (France). UMR 1213 Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores) | Micol , Didier (INRA , Saint-Genes-Champanelle (France). UMR 1213 Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores) | Doreau , Michel (INRA , Saint-Genes-Champanelle (France). UMR 1213 Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores) | Martin , Cécile (INRA , Saint-Genes-Champanelle (France). UMR 1213 Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores) | Harinder P.S. Makkar
Feeding late maturing young bulls on high concentrate diets needs adjustment of both animal feeding behaviour and rumen adaptation which can be done by feeding maize silage according to researchers at the National Institute of Agronomic Research, Saint-Genès Champanelle, France who state good economic results are achievable alongside animal welfare.
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