Milk yield of primiparous beef cows from three calving systems and varied weaning ages

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 768-779

  Grings, E E ^a   Roberts, A J ^a   Geary, T W ^a   MacNeil, M D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cow; Calving date; Milk yield; Rangeland

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN; RAIN;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SECRETION; SUCKLING; TIME; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; RAIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 40949137024     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0389     Document Type: Article

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