Influence of Postpartum Weight and Body Condition Change on Duration of Anestrus by Undernourished Suckled Beef Heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2003-2008

  Lalman, D L ^a,b   Keisler, D H ^a   Williams, J E ^a   Scholljegerdes, E J ^a   Mallett, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b 201 Animal Science Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Body Composition; Energy Balance; Heifers; Postpartum Interval

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGING; ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; NUTRITION DISORDERS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031202081     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7582003x     Document Type: Article

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