PONDERAL AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE DURING RAIN SEASON OF NELLORE PRIMIPAROUS HEIFERS PREVIOUSLY SUPPLEMENTED WITH PROTEIN IN DRY SEASON

PONDERAL AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE DURING RAIN SEASON OF NELLORE PRIMIPAROUS HEIFERS PREVIOUSLY SUPPLEMENTED WITH PROTEIN IN DRY SEASON

The objective of this study was to evaluate, in rainy season, the effect of protein complementation during dry season on Nellore primiparous heifers. We used 39 primiparous heifers, with an average age of 24-36 months, reared on Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria Brizantha pasture, for 205 days. Th...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Carneiro Nogueira, Paula Batista de Alvarenga, Isabel Cristina Ferreira, Maisa Paschoal Rios, Cecilia Rodrigues Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2015-07-01
Series:Ciência Animal Brasileira
Subjects:
beef cattle
dietary restriction
feedback
protein supplementation
reproduction
Online Access:http://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/24160/18823

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