Effect of dietary energy and protein density on body composition, attainment of puberty, and ovarian follicular dynamics in dairy heifers

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 707-725

  Chelikani, P K ^a   Ambrose, J D ^b,c   Kennelly, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body composition; Dairy heifers; Nutrition; Ovarian follicular dynamics; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0043269198     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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