Long-day photoperiod that enhances puberty does not limit body growth in Holstein heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4356-4365

  Rius, A G ^a   Connor, E E ^b   Capuco, A V ^b   Kendall, P E ^a   Auchtung Montgomery, T L ^a   Dahl, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Heifer; Photoperiod; Protein

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 29144501557     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)73122-2     Document Type: Article

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