Relationship of post-weaning growth and age at puberty in crossbred beef heifers

Relationship of post-weaning growth and age at puberty in crossbred beef heifers

ABSTRACT This study was intended to evaluate body size structure and growth parameters of crossbred heifers fed at four nutritional levels to achieve puberty earlier. Animals were classified depending on their level of crossing between Nelore and Hereford and subjected to four nutritional levels (kg...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Ribas Pereira, Júlio Otávio Jardim Barcellos, Amir Gil Sessim, Jaime Urdapilleta Tarouco, Fernanda Dornelles Feijó, José Braccini Neto, Ênio Rosa Prates, Maria Eugênia Andrighetto Canozzi
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
beef heifers
growth parameters
nutrition diets
productivity
ultrasonography
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