Effects of the Method of Calf Starter Delivery and Effects of Weaning Age on Starter Intake and Growth of Holstein Calves Fed Milk Once Daily

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2200-2203

  Hopkins, B A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf starter; Feeding method; Weaning age

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MILK; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; WEANING;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; MILK; WEANING;

EID: 0031227536     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76168-X     Document Type: Article

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