Article
Herbage allowance x yearling heifer phenotype interactions for preweaning calf growth on humid pasture and semiarid rangeland.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 1994
Holloway J W, Rouquette F M, Warrington B G, Long C R, Owens M K, Forrest D W, Baker J F
Abstract excerpt
Preweaning growth data were obtained during 4 yr on 349 Braford-sired calves from Brahman-Hereford F1 first-calf females. These females were allotted to either semiarid rangeland (Uvalde) or humid improved pasture (Overton) as weanlings and to one of four herbage allowance levels at each location as yearlings. Females were wintered on systems in local industry practice and maintained on various allotted herbage...
Topics
- Analysis of Variance
- Animal Feed
- Animals
- Animals, Suckling
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Crosses, Genetic
- Female
- Least-Squares Analysis
- Linear Models
- Male
