Effects of feeding treatment on growth rates, metabolic profiles and age at puberty, and their relationships in dairy heifers
Puberty attainment in dairy heifers has been widely studied from a hormonal point of view, but few studies have focussed on puberty–blood profile relationships during growth. We led experiments to determine the effects of feeding treatments on growth parameters, age at puberty and plasma biochemical...
Main Authors: | F. Abeni, F. Petrera, Y. Le Cozler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731118002422 |
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