A combination of nutrition and genetics is able to reduce age at puberty in Nelore heifers to below 18 months

A combination of nutrition and genetics is able to reduce age at puberty in Nelore heifers to below 18 months

Nelore heifers usually begin their reproductive life at ⩾24 months of age mainly due to suboptimal nutritional conditions and genetics. This study aimed to determine the effect of expected progeny difference (EPD) for age at first calving and average daily gain (ADG) on puberty in Nelore (Bos taurus...

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Main Authors: M.V.C. Ferraz, Jr, A.V. Pires, M.H. Santos, R.G. Silva, G.B. Oliveira, D.M. Polizel, M.V. Biehl, R. Sartori, G.P. Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
age at first calving
Bos taurus indicus
IGF1
leptin
nutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117002464

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