Reproductive performance of heifers offered ad libitum or restricted access to feed for a one hundred forty-day period after weaning

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3043-3052

  Roberts, A J ^a   Geary, T W ^a   Grings, E E ^a,b   Waterman, R C ^a   Macneil, M D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cattle; Feed level; Growth; Heifer development; Pregnancy; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70249139142     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1476     Document Type: Article

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