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Developing Replacement Beef Heifers [PDF]
, 1969 The first winter following weaning is a period of special concern in the growth and development of replacement heifers, particularly for those to be bred as yearlings.
South Dakota State University, Cooperative Extension
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JDS CommunicationsAlthough interest in beef-on-dairy breeding strategies is intensifying, little is actually known of the performance differences between beef-sired male and female progeny of dairy cows.
D.P. Berry, S. Ring
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Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2015 This study was conducted to evaluate the ingestive behavior, displacement patterns and meal dynamics of beef heifers in Alexandergrass pasture (Urochloa plantaginea (Link.) Hitch) receiving different amounts of oat grain: 0, 0.80 and 1.12% of body weight
Maria José de Oliveira Sichonany +7 more
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Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Agriculture, particularly beef production, accounts for a significant share of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, requiring substantial mitigation. Precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies offer a potential solution to indirectly reduce GHG emissions by increasing production efficiencies.
Louise C. McNicol +4 more
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Developing Replacement Beef Heifers [PDF]
, 1975 The first winter following weaning is a period of special concern in the growth and development of replacement heifers, particularly for those to be bred as yearlings.
South Dakota State University, Cooperative Extension
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Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2012 The objective of this experiment was to study the development and reproductive performance of sixty-six Charolais crossbred beef heifers bred at fourteen months of age, classified in four groups according to pre and postweaning average daily weight gain (
Ricardo Zambarda Vaz +5 more
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An Economic and Environmental Analysis of Virtual Fencing for Precision Grazing
Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 77, Issue 3, Page 1018-1033, September 2026.ABSTRACT The UK grazing livestock sector is challenged by declining farm profitability and stringent environmental policy. Innovative technologies such as virtual fencing could enable a balanced economic and environmental performance of beef production. Virtual fencing is a livestock management tool relying on invisible boundaries perceived as auditory,
Elias Maritan +4 more
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HEDGING WHOLESALE BEEF CUTS [PDF]
Live cattle futures markets do not offer much opportunity for effective hedging of wholesale beef cuts. If a Choice-to-Select price spread futures contract were introduced this would enhance hedging effectiveness although likely not enough to encourage ...
Schroeder, Ted C., Yang, Xiaolou
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Hair coat characteristics in Friesian heifers in the Netherlands and Kenya : experimental data and a review of literature [PDF]
, 1978 The export of about 2600 Friesian heifers to Kenya between 1971-1973 provided an opportunity of studying the adaptation problems experienced by these heifers.
Udo, H.M.J.
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A tool to optimise dairy herd replacements combining conventional, sexed, and beef semen
Italian Journal of Animal ScienceA tool to help Italian dairy farmers choosing the most suitable replacement strategy has been developed. The approach aimed to identify yearly female replacement needs based on herd performance level and combination of different semen type (conventional,
Valentina Ferrari +5 more
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