Prepartum supplementation effects on growth and fertility in Bos indicus-cross cows

Autor: D Reid, N.J. Cooper, KW Entwistle, L. A. Fitzpatrick, T. J. Mullins, Geoffry Fordyce
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 37:141
ISSN: 0816-1089
Popis: Summary. Three experiments were conducted in the dry tropics of north Australia using Bos indicus-cross cows. Cows in mid–late pregnancy were either unsupplemented during the late dry season or offered ad libitum (2 kg/day) molasses with 7.4% urea (w/w) (M8U) or cottonseed meal (1 kg/day) for up to 54 days commencing 2 months before the start of the calving season. Supplementation reduced weight loss in experiments 1 and 2 (P
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