Postweaning Growth and Reproduction Characteristics of Heifers Sired by Bulls of Seven Breeds and Raised on Different Levels of Nutrition

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2841-2851

  Freetly, H C ^a   Cundiff, L V ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Heifers; Pregnancy; Puberty

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031263118     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.75112841x     Document Type: Article

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