Growth, Luteal Activity, and Pregnancy Rates of Three Breed Types of Dairy Heifers in a Forage-Based Development Program

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-26

  Brown, A H ^a   Kellogg, D W ^a   Johnson, Z B ^a   Rorie, R W ^a   Coblentz, W K ^a   Sandelin, B A ^a   Lesmeister, K E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Dairy heifers; Forage; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342639875     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31563-1     Document Type: Article

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