Effect of dried corn distillers grains plus solubles compared with soybean hulls, in late gestation heifer diets, on animal and reproductive performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1697-1708

  Engel, C L ^a,b   Patterson, H H ^a   Perry, G A ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Dried distillers grains plus solubles; Fat; Reproduction; Undegradable intake protein

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SOYBEAN; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SOYBEANS; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 47849125874     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0206     Document Type: Article

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