Creep-feeding to stimulate metabolic imprinting in nursing beef heifers: impacts on heifer growth, reproductive and physiological variables

Creep-feeding to stimulate metabolic imprinting in nursing beef heifers: impacts on heifer growth, reproductive and physiological variables

This experiment compared growth, physiological, and reproductive responses of beef heifers with (MI) or without (CON) access to a creep-feeder, as a manner to stimulate metabolic imprinting while nursing their dams. On day 0, 60 Angus×Hereford heifers were ranked by BW and age (140±3 kg and 68±3 day...

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Main Authors: M.M. Reis, R.F. Cooke, B.I. Cappellozza, R.S. Marques, T.A. Guarnieri Filho, M.C. Rodrigues, J.S. Bradley, C.J. Mueller, D.H. Keisler, S.E. Johnson, D.W. Bohnert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
growth
heifer
physiology
puberty
supplementation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115000828

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