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Reduced nutrients for heifers may lower lifetime profits per cow
- Source :
- Feedstuffs. March 10, 1997, Vol. 69 Issue 10, p11, 2 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- The effect of calving and heifer growth rate is inversely proportional to lifetime milk production. Based on a study, heifers that freshen at 21.4 months have been in lactation for 1,183 days compared with heifers that freshen at 30.6 months that have been in lactation only for 907 days. Furthermore, high prepubertal rate of gain may hinder mammary development.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00149624
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Feedstuffs
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.19988607