Effects of feeding beef females supplemental fat during gestation on cold tolerance in newborn calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 824-834

  Lammoglia, M A ^c   Bellows, R A ^a   Grings, E E ^a   Bergman, J W ^b   Short, R E ^a   MacNeil, M D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bova Gen   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold tolerance; Fats; Heat production; Newborn animals; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; PINUS PONDEROSA;

CHOLESTEROL; PROGESTERONE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREEDING; CATTLE; COLD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PREGNANCY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; COLD; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; SEEDS;

EID: 0033109269     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.774824x     Document Type: Article

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