The response of altering the ratio of dietary protein to energy on growth, feed efficiency, and mammary development in rapidly growing prepubertal heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 977-983

  Lammers, B P ^a,b   Heinrichs, A J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UDDER; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034186193     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)74962-9     Document Type: Article

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