Influence of age at first calving in a continuous calving season on productive, functional, and economic performance in a Blonde d'Aquitaine beef population.

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The lifetime production of 7,655 cows with known age at first calving and a total of 27,118 parity records from 301 purebred Blonde d'Aquitaine herds were used to demonstrate the economic benefits of 2 yr of age at first calving. Ages at first calving ranged from 20 to 48 mo, and cows were divided into 5 calving groups, starting with early calving from age 20 to 27 mo up to late calving from age 40 to 48 mo. The...

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