Influence of Prepartum Fat Supplementation on Subsequent Beef Cow Reproduction and Calf Performance

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 351-357

  Alexander, B M ^a   Hess, B W ^a   Hixon, D L ^a   Garrett, B L ^a   Rule, D C ^a   McFarland, M ^a   Bottger, J D ^a   Moss, G E ^a   Simms, D D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Consolidated Nutrition ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cows; Fat Supplementation; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007574053     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31545-X     Document Type: Article

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