Effects of feeding supplemental fat to beef cows on cold tolerance in newborn calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 885-894

  Dietz, R E ^a   Hall, J B ^a,c   Whittier, W D ^b   Elvinger, F ^b   Eversole, D E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calves; Fats; Nutrition; Prepartum Period; Survival

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; MICROPUS;

HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COLD; COLOSTRUM; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MILK; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; SHIVERING; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; COLD; COLOSTRUM; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; SEEDS; SHIVERING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0043130224     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.814885x     Document Type: Article

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