Effects of supplement type on performance, reproductive, and physiological responses of Brahman-crossbred females

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2564-2574

  Cooke, R F ^a,b   Arthington, J D ^a   Staples, C R ^b   Thatcher, W W ^b   Lamb, G C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heifer growth; Pregnancy; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; MOLASSES; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CITRUS FRUIT; CROSS BREEDING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; CITRUS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MOLASSES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

CITRUS;

EID: 35348946563     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-684     Document Type: Article

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