Supplementation to meet metabolizable protein requirements of primiparous beef heifers: I. Performance, forage intake, and nutrient balance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 800-811

  Patterson, H H ^a   Klopfenstein, T J ^a   Adams, D C ^a,b   Musgrave, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Box 46A ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cows; Heifers; Intake; Lactation; Pregnancy; Protein

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0037593995     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.813800x     Document Type: Article

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