Effects of daily gain in pre- and postpubertal replacement dairy heifers on body condition score, body size, metabolic profile, and future milk production

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1468-1478

  Abeni, F ^a,d   Calamari, L ^b   Stefanini, L ^a   Pirlo, G ^c  

^a Azienda Sperimentale V Tadini   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c Istituto Sperimentale Per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

^d Istituto Sperimentale Per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy heifer; First lactation; Growth; Metabolic profile

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CERULOPLASMIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHORUS; PLASMA PROTEIN; UREA; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CERULOPLASMIN; DIET; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATION; PHOSPHORUS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; UREA; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC;

EID: 0034222887     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75019-3     Document Type: Article

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