Influence of Weaning Method on Growth, Intake, and Selected Blood Metabolites in Jersey Calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2255-2260

  Quigley III, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calves; Growth; Jersey; Weaning

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FATTY ACID; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MILK; RUMEN; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030346388     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76602-X     Document Type: Article

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