Short communication: Relationship between body growth and mammary development in dairy heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2600-2602

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

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Mammary gland; Milk yield; Pre pubertal

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL MATURATION; UDDER; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036780305     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74344-0     Document Type: Article

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