Effects of restricted feeding of beef heifers during the postweaning period on growth, efficiency, and ultrasound carcass characteristics

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2740-2745

  Roberts, A J ^a   Paisley, S I ^b   Geary, T W ^a   Grings, E E ^a   Waterman, R C ^a   MacNeil, M D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass; Cattle; Feed level; Gain:feed; Growth; Heifer development

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOW CALORY DIET; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; DIET, REDUCING; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35348929534     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0141     Document Type: Article

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