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Improving the Productivity of Beef Heifers in Florida
EDIS, 2015 Beef replacement heifers are a necessary but costly part of every cow-calf operation. A decision needs to be made to either purchase replacement heifers or raise them on the ranch.
Phillip Lancaster +2 more
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Acclimation During the 7-Day CO-Synch + CIDR Protocol Improves Temperament and Pregnancy Rate to Timed Artificial Insemination in Bos taurus Beef Heifers [PDF]
AnimalsTemperament has been associated with reproductive success in beef cattle, with excitable animals often exhibiting reduced fertility. This study evaluated whether acclimating heifers to human handling during an ovulation synchronization protocol improves ...
Sydney Flax +13 more
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Network-based multi-omics approaches to identify molecular signatures associated with pregnancy status in beef heifers [PDF]
Frontiers in GeneticsFertility is a multifactorial trait and a key determinant of productivity and sustainability in beef cattle production. Identifying molecular mechanisms and biomarkers associated with fertility could improve the prediction of reproductive potential in ...
T. Cody Brown +5 more
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Dataset for miRNA expression analysis in the peripheral white blood cells of beef heifers at weaning
Data in Brief, 2023 Subfertility in beef heifers leads to a substantial economic loss for producers and beef industry. To overcome this problem, producers require an efficient system to discriminate beef heifers with varying reproductive potential as early as possible ...
Priyanka Banerjee +2 more
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Foods, 2023 (1) Background: The selection of raw material and the postmortem processing of beef influence its quality, such as taste. In this study, the metabolome of beef from cows and heifers is examined for differences during aging.
Greta Bischof +6 more
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Protein-energy supplements for beef heifers
California Agriculture, 1984 Recent studies concerned with the growth and development of replacement beef heifers bred to calve as two-year-olds have shown that protein-energy supplementation for such heifers grazing irrigated pasture will enhance average daily gain over ...
J Hull, R Delmas, E DePeters
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EDIS, 2017 Metabolic imprinting is the process by which calf nutrition, during first few months of life, may permanently affect the metabolism and performance of beef steers and heifers.
Philipe Moriel
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Transcriptomic dataset from peripheral white blood cells of beef heifers at weaning
Data in Brief, 2023 Reproductive failure of replacement breeding animals is one of the leading causes of loss to the beef production industry. The losses are further increased due to the inability to diagnose the reproductive potential of the beef heifer prior to the ...
Priyanka Banerjee +3 more
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Beef heifer fertility: importance of management practices and technological advancements
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2020 The development of replacement heifers is at the core of cow-calf beef production systems. In 2020, the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service reported 5.771 million beef heifers, 500 pounds and over, are under development for cow replacement.
Sarah E. Moorey, Fernando H. Biase
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Impacts of stress on growth and reproductive development of beef heifers. [PDF]
Anim FrontHarvey KM, Cooke RF, Laubinger BL.
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