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Effect of dietary inclusion of different lipid supplements on performance and carcass quality traits of growing beef heifers

Italian Journal of Food Safety, 2019
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of dietary extruded flaxseed and/or rumen-protected lipids on growth performance and carcass quality of growing beef heifers.
Attilio Luigi Mordenti, Nico Brogna, Flavia Merendi, Luca Sardi, Marco Tassinari, Ludovica Maria Eugenia Mammi, Elisa Giaretta, Andrea Formigoni   +7 more
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G80-495 Managing Two-Year-Old Beef Heifers (Calving - Rebreeding) [PDF]

, 1980
This NebGuide discusses the nutrition and management practices recommended for beef heifers during precalving, calving, and early lactation periods. Proper development of replacement heifers has a great influence on the success of calving and rebreeding ...
Deutscher, Gene H.
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Feeding value of peas for backgrounding beef heifers [PDF]

, 2004
Four diets in which peas progressively replaced barley [0% (0P), 30% (30P), 50% (50P), and 100% peas (100P)] and one in which canola meal (CM) replaced 10% of the barley, were fed to 90 beef heifers (initial weight 215.8 ± 13.8 kg).
Chen, J-Q., Price, M. A., Okine, E. K., Khorasani, G. R.   +3 more
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Forage intake and performance of heifers fed rice bran on Alexandergrass pasture

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
The study was carried out to evaluate the forage intake and performance of beef heifers from 15 to 18 months of age, grazing on Alexandergrass (Urochloaplantaginea (Link) Hitch) fed rice bran (RB; 0, 0.5 and 1.0% body weight (BW)).
M. Negrini, M.G. Rocha, L. Pötter, P.O. Severo, P.R. Salvador, V.B. Rosa, L.G. Amaral Neto, J.M. Vicente   +7 more
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Effect of Horn Fly (Haematobia irritans) Control on Growth and Reproduction of Beef Heifers [PDF]

, 2003
The influence of horn fly control with commercially available ear tags was studied on beef replacement heifers (n = 670) for growth and reproductive performance. The study was conducted at five sites in Louisiana over 3 yr.
DeRouen, S. M., Foil, L. D., Sanson, D. W., Wyatt, W. E., MacKay, A. J., Franke, D. E.   +5 more
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The Effects of Harvest Maturity of Eragrostis tef ‘Moxie’ Hay and Supplemental Energy Source on Forage Utilization in Beef Heifers

Animals
The phenological stage of maturity of grasses and supplementation program can impact forage utilization in grazing beef cattle. However, the potential interaction between harvest maturity of Eragrostis tef (teff) hay and energy supplement source was yet ...
Allison V. Stevens, Cheyanne A. Myers, John B. Hall, Gwinyai E. Chibisa   +3 more
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Performance and feed intake of beef heifers on rotational grazing of natural grassland receiving protein and energy supplement in cool season

Ciência Rural, 2018
: The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance and feed intake of grazing beef heifers on two grazing intervals determined by thermal sum related to leaf elongation duration during cool season on natural grasslands.
Bruno Castro Kuinchtner, Fernando Luiz Ferreira de Quadros, Felipe Jochims, Pedro Trindade Casanova, Gabriela Machado Dutra, Fernando Ongaratto, Régis Maximiliano Roos de Carvalho   +6 more
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Loci associated with conception rate in crossbred beef heifers.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The inability of beef cattle to maintain full term pregnancies has become an economic concern for the beef industry. Herd management and nutritional improvements have alleviated environmental impacts on embryonic and fetal loss, yet additional gains can ...
K F Oliver, T W Geary, J N Kiser, J M Galliou, M L Van Emon, C M Seabury, T E Spencer, H L Neibergs   +7 more
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Economic benefits of herd genotyping and using sexed semen for pure and beef-on-dairy breeding in dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science
: The cost benefits of herd genotyping and the benefits of using sexed semen have been affected by recent improvements in sexing technologies, incorporation of direct health traits in the German total merit index for Holstein cattle, deteriorating prices
Robin Wellmann, Anke Rolfes, Stefan Rensing, Jörn Bennewitz   +3 more
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Carbon Footprint of Beef Cattle in a Conventional Production System: a Case Study of a Large-Area Farming Enterprise in the Wielkopolska Region

Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoły Głównej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie. Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego, 2018
Animal production is a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One of the major challenges in sustainable management is to mitigate the effects of climate change by reducing GHG emissions.
Jerzy Bieńkowski, Radosław Dąbrowicz, Małgorzata Holka, Janusz Jankowiak   +3 more
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