Supplementation strategies affect the feed intake and performance of grazing replacement heifers.

The literature lacks studies investigating the performance of supplemented replacement heifers grazing on intensively managed warm-season pasture. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of supplement composition (energetic or protein) on the performance, muscle development, thermogenisis, nutrien...

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Main Authors: Wagner S Machado, Virginia L N Brandao, Valber C L Morais, Edenio Detmann, Polyana P Rotta, Marcos I Marcondes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221651