Publications 2006

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Nutrition: Beef and Sheep
The effects of slaughter weight and forage: concentrate ratio on animal performance and meat quality of young bulls T.W.J. Keady, B.W. Moss and D.J. Kilpatrick.
Intake and performance of beef cattle offered conserved whole crop wheat and barley harvested at two cutting heights relative to maize silage and ad-libitum concentrates K. Walsh, P. O’Kiely and F.P. O’Mara
Feed intake, rumen fermentation and plasma metabolites in beef cattle fed grass silage supplemented with concentrate or sucrose D. Owens, M. McGee, P. O'Kiely and F.P. O'Mara
Interactions of breed type, silage digestibility and pattern of offering concentrates for intake, performance and carcass traits of finishing steers B. Cummins, M.G. Keane, P.O’Kiely and F.P.O’Mara
Effect of meal supplementation at pasture on carcass weight gain of bulls A.D. Black
Effects of nutrition of ewes during early and mid pregnancy on lamb growth and carcass characteristics C. Muñoz, A.F. Carson, M.A. McCoy and L.E.R. Dawson
Observations on variability in the weight of lamb carcasses at export abattoirs in Ireland J.P. Hanrahan
The effects of flock management during mid and late pregnancy on lamb birth weight and subsequent performance T.W.J. Keady, J.P. Hanrahan and S. Flanagan