Effect of intensified feeding of heifer calves on growth, pubertal age, calving age, milk yield, and economics

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3554-3567

  Davis Rincker, L E ^a,c   VandeHaar, M J ^a   Wolf, C A ^b   Liesman, J S ^a   Chapin, L T ^a   Weber Nielsen, M S ^a  

^a Department of Animal Science ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf; Milk replacer; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SECRETION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

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EID: 79959344417     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3923     Document Type: Article

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