Effect of increasing energy and protein intake on body growth and carcass composition of heifer calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 585-594

  Brown, E G ^a   VandeHaar, M J ^a   Daniels, K M ^a   Liesman, J S ^a   Chapin, L T ^a   Keisler, D H ^b   Weber Nielsen, M S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf; Carcass composition; Growth; Heifer

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 15044353723     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72722-3     Document Type: Article

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