Effect of prebreeding body weight or progestin exposure before breeding on beef heifer performance through the second breeding season

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 451-459

  Martin, J L ^a   Creighton, K W ^a   Musgrave, J A ^a   Klopfenstein, T J ^b   Clark, R T ^b   Adams, D C ^a   Funston, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef heifer; Heifer development; Progestin; Target body weight

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 38949212942     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0233     Document Type: Article

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