The Role of Nutrition and Administration of Estrogen in Holstein Calf Growth, Development, and Adenogenesis

Raising replacement heifers consumes a large portion of dairy and beef producers' income. An ultimate goal of producers is to decrease inputs and maximize outputs to produce fertile replacement heifers. Manipulating early postnatal growth and development through diet enables this practice to be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacGhee, Meghan Elizabeth
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73354