Effect of short period feed supplementation during early lactation on performance of cows and calves raised in extensive system Efeito da suplementação alimentar por um curto period durante o início da lactação sobre o desempenho de vacas e bezerros de corte criados extensivamente

Thirty-two multiparous Angus cows at moderate body condition score (3 in a 1-5 scale) received feed supplementation at the beginning of lactation for a short time to determine the effect on milk yield and composition and on performance of cows and calves. Supplementation started on days 22 ± 3.2 aft...

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Main Authors: Cássio Cassal Brauner, Marcelo Alves Pimentel, Leonardo de Melo Menezes, Jean Pierre Martins Machado, José Carlos Ferrugem Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982011000600029