Influence of undegraded intake protein on reproductive performance of primiparous beef heifers maintained on stockpiled fescue pasture

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 574-581

  Strauch, T A ^a   Scholljegerdes, E J ^a   Patterson, D J ^a   Smith, M F ^a   Lucy, M C ^a   Lamberson, W R ^a   Williams, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bred Heifers; Protein Digestibility; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PROTEIN INTAKE; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; MALE; PARITY; POACEAE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0035293662     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.793574x     Document Type: Article

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