Pre- and postweaning performance of Holstein female calves fed milk through step-down and conventional methods

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 876-885

  Khan, M A ^a   Lee, H J ^a   Lee, W S ^a   Kim, H S ^a   Kim, S B ^a   Ki, K S ^a   Ha, J K ^b   Lee, H G ^b   Choi, Y J ^b  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Milk feeding; Starter intake; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; COLOSTRUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; DIARRHEA; DIET; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COLOSTRUM; DAIRYING; DIARRHEA; DIET; FEMALE; MILK; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34247874660     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71571-0     Document Type: Article

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