Long-term effects on heifer performance of an enhanced-growth feeding programme applied during the preweaning period

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 331-339

  Terré, Marta ^a   Tejero, Carolina ^b   Bach, Alex ^a,c  

^a IRTA Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries   (Spain)

^b Rancho Las Nieves ^*  (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age at first breeding; Dairy calves; Enhanced feeding

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; INSULIN; UREA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REPRODUCTION; WEANING;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; INSULIN; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; UREA; WEANING;

EID: 70350451071     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029909004142     Document Type: Article

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