Effects of the weaning age of calves on somatic development and on reproductive performance of beef cows Efeitos da idade ao desmame no desenvolvimento somático e desempenho reprodutivo de vacas de corte

This study evaluated body development and reproductive performance of beef cows whose calves were submitted to early weaning (76 days of age), or conventional weaning (148 days of age). It was used 141 Braford cows that calved in 2004, 2005, and 2006 to evaluate weight at calving at 76 days, weight...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Zambarda Vaz, José Fernando Piva Lobato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2010-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010000500016