Feeding Management Systems for Wintering Replacement Heifers
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Summary
Timing becomes a very important factor because heifers must cycle and conceive at 15 months or earlier if they are expected to calve as two year olds, which has been shown to be quite variable.
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- article
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- 1981-01-01
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Keywords
Ice calving, Breed, Estrous cycle, Animal science, Biology
References
- Age and weight at puberty and conception in different breeds and breed-crosses of beef heifers.
- Date of First Calving in Beef Cows and Subsequent Calf Production
- INFLUENCE OF POSTWEANING GROWTH RATE ON PUBERTY AND OVARIAN ACTIVITY IN HEIFERS
- A management system for wintering replacement heifers
- Relationships among Weight Gains, Age at Puberty and Reproductive Performance in Heifers
- Plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) and progesterone levels in heifers on restricted energy intakes.
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