Beef heifer development within three calving systems

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2048-2058

  Grings, E E ^a   Geary, T W ^a   Short, R E ^a   MacNeil, M D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef heifer; Calving date; Weaning

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; SILAGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RAIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; SILAGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547626081     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-758     Document Type: Article

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