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Evaluation of reproductive traits in Bos taurus and Bos indicus crossbred heifers: effects of postweaning energy manipulation.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 1991
Patterson D J, Corah L R, Brethour J R, Spire M F, Higgins J J, Kiracofe G H, Stevenson J S, Simms D D
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive traits were evaluated in Bos taurus and Bos indicus crossbred heifers that were fed different diets during the postweaning period. The study was designed in a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments. Angus x Hereford (AH; n = 148) and Brahman x Hereford (BH; n = 148) heifers were sorted after weaning by body weight into light (LW) and heavy (HW) weight blocks. Heifers in each weight block were...
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