Production performance of beef cows raised on three different nutritionally controlled heifer development programs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 819-826

  Freetly, H C ^a,b   Ferrell, C L ^a   Jenkins, T G ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Development; Growth; Weight Gain

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035321484     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.794819x     Document Type: Article

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