The effect of calf nutrition on the performance of dairy herd replacements

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 909-919

  Morrison, S J ^a   Wicks, H C F ^a   Carson, A F ^a   Fallon, R J ^b   Twigge, J ^c   Kilpatrick, D J ^a   Watson, S ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^c Nutreco Ruminant Research Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

calf nutrition; heifer rearing; milk replacer; protein

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN; NITROGEN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEANING;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; MALE; MILK PROTEINS; NITROGEN; WEANING;

FRIESIA;

EID: 84860741332     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731111002163     Document Type: Article

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