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    Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2003 Nov;19(3):599-624, vi.

    Pharmaceuticals, direct-fed microbials, and enzymes for enhancing growth and feed efficiency of beef.

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    birkeloc@datawest.net

    Abstract

    This article provides a brief review of the types of products commonly used in one or more countries of North America to enhance the performance of growing beef cattle. Performance-enhancing products primarily target metabolism (e.g., anabolic implants, zilpaterol, and melengestrol acetate) or gut function (e.g., ionophores, low-level antibiotics, direct-fed microbials, and enzymes). Using currently available performance-enhancing products, rate and efficiency of growth typically are improved from 5% to 20% and 3% to 10%, respectively.

    PMID:
    14608803
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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