Effects of evening feeding and extended photoperiod on growth, feed efficiency, live animal carcass traits and plasma prolactin of beef heifers housed outdoors during two Manitoba winters

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 491-500

  Kennedy, A D ^a   Bergen, R D ^a   Lawson, T J ^a   Small, J A ^b   Veira, D M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Evening feeding; Extended photoperiod; Feedlot heifers; Light; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 9944232712     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A03-028     Document Type: Article

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