Development and reproductive performance of beef heifers supplemented with brown rice meal and/or protected fat on temperate grasslands
The response of energy supplementation was evaluated on the development and reproductive performance of beef heifers on temperate grasslands. Twenty-eight Charolais × Nellore heifers, with initial average age of 18 months and initial live weight of 274.9 kg were utilized. The animals were maintained...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
2012-10-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982012001000018 |