Effects of substituting alfalfa hay for concentrate on energy utilization and feeding cost of crossbred Simmental male calves in Gansu Province, China

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Author	Kobayashi Nobuyuki The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan Hou Fujiang College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China Tsunekawa Atsushi Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan Chen Xianjiang College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China Yan Tianhai Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, UK Ichinohe, Toshiyoshi
Subject	Alfalfa hay; beef cattle; China; dryland; energy metabolism
Journal Title	GRASSLAND SCIENCE
Volume	63
Issue	4
Start Page	245
End Page	254
ISSN	1744-6961
ISSN（Online）	1744-697X
Published Date	2017-10
DOI	10.1111/grs.12169
Publisher	WILEY
NII Type	Journal Article
OAI-PMH Set	Faculty of Medicine
Remark	We thank the students of the College of Grassland Science, Lanzhou University, China, for supporting the animal experiments and for analyzing feed and fecal samples. This study was supported by the Marginal Region Agriculture Project of Tottori University, the National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs of China (2014CB138706), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31172249), and the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in the University of China (IRT13019).