Study of the productive efficiency of cows through the relation between calf weight at weaning and cow weight

The productivity of beef cattle has been increasing because of nutritional and genetic factors. Older studies showed that larger beef cows produced heavier calves because they were able to ingest more food and produce more milk for calves. On the other hand, very large cows have a high nutritional...

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Main Authors: Renato Migliorini Freitas, Henrique Moreira Lopes, Gabriel Carletti Zilião, Maria Lúcia Pereira Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Zootecnia 2019-04-01
Series:Boletim de Indústria Animal
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Online Access:https://35.198.24.243/index.php/bia/article/view/1744