Animal performance and carcass characteristics of growing Hereford bulls under insulated, uninsulated and outdoor housing conditions in Northern Finland

The objective of the present study was to compare the performance of Hereford bulls in an insulated tie-stall, an uninsulated barn and a forest paddock in Northern Finland (Ruukki: 64°44’N, 25°15’E). In November 1999, thirty Hereford bulls (age 6.8±0.5 (mean±SD) months; live weight (LW) 285±35 kg) w...

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Main Authors: Huuskonen, Arto, Tuomisto, Leena, Joki-Tokola, Erkki, Kauppinen, Risto
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MTT Agrifood Research Finland 2009
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Online Access:https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/16624/