Relationship of milk yield and quality to preweaning gain of calves from Angus, Brahman and reciprocal-cross cows on different forage systems

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2522-2527

  Brown, M A ^a,c   Brown Jr , A H ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aberdeen Angus; Beef Cattle; Brahman; Crossbreeding; Forage; Genotype Environment

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSS BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FUNGUS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SEASON; SECRETION; STANDARD; SUCKLING; WEANING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; ENVIRONMENT; FATS; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; GENOTYPE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POACEAE; SEASONS; WEANING;

EID: 0036782838     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.10.2522     Document Type: Article

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