Forage availability x heifer phenotype interactions for Brahman-Hereford F1 yearling heifers grazing humid pasture and semiarid rangeland.

doi:10.2527/1992.7092658x

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Forage availability x heifer phenotype interactions for Brahman-Hereford F1 yearling heifers grazing humid pasture and semiarid rangeland.

Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 1992

Holloway J W, Warrington B G, Rouquette F M, Long C R, Owens M K, Baker J F

Abstract excerpt

Yearling heifer growth data were obtained during 4 yr for 524 heifers allotted to either humid bermuda grass pastures (Overton) or semiarid rangeland (Uvalde). Each year, heifers were allotted on April 15 to four forage availability levels (400 to 2,800 kg of DM per 100 kg of BW at Uvalde and 80...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Animal Feed
Animals
Breeding
Cattle
Female
Nutritional Status
Phenotype
Poaceae
Random Allocation
Weight Gain

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