Effects of cow parity on voluntary hay intake and performance responses to early weaning of beef calves

Livestock Science

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 148-153

  Galindo Gonzalez, S ^a,b   Arthington, J D ^a,b   Yelich, J V ^b   Hansen, G R ^b,c   Lamb, G C ^d   De Vries, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Early weaning; Forage intake; Parity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CYNODON NLEMFUENSIS; CYNODON PLECTOSTACHYUS; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM;

EID: 34250012082     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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