Maternal Effects of Japanese Shorthorn Cows on the Growth of Embryo-transferred Japanese Black Calves in a Cow-calf Grazing System

The growth performance of embryo-transferred Japanese Black calves that were born from, and suckled by, Japanese Shorthorn cows in a cow-calf grazing system (BS-group, n = 5) was compared to that of Japanese Black calves from Japanese Black cows in a cowshed (BB-group, n = 5). The daily weight gain...

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Main Authors: Manabu Yamaguchi, Kentaro Ikeda, Naoki Takenouchi, Masakazu Higashiyama, Akira Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2013-07-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-26-7-930-5.pdf