Utilization of dried distillers grains for developing beef heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2298-2303

  Martin, J L ^a,b   Cupp, A S ^a   Rasby, R J ^a   Hall, Z C ^a   Funston, R N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Dried distillers grain; Heifer development; Puberty; Reproduction; Undegradable intake protein

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CEREAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548353982     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0076     Document Type: Article

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