Effect of dietary protein on prepubertal mammary development in rapidly growing dairy heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1516-1525

  Whitlock, B K ^a   VandeHaar, M J ^a   Silva, L F P ^a   Tucker, H A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Heifer; Mammary development; Protein

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; UDDER; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036615327     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74221-5     Document Type: Article

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