The Effects of Disease, Management, and Nutrition on Average Daily Gain of Dairy Heifers from Birth to Four Months

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1004-1009

  Place, N T ^a   Heinrichs, A J ^a   Erb, H N ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Average daily gain; Calves; Health; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EATING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; SEASONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032037686     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75661-9     Document Type: Article

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