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Ítavo,Luís Carlos Vinhas; Euclides Filho,Kepler; Torres Júnior,Roberto Augusto de Almeida; Ítavo,Camila Celeste Brandão Ferreira; Nogueira,Ériklis; Dias,Alexandre Menezes. |
The objective was to evaluate the effect of weight, age and production efficiency of cows from genetic groups based on the calf weight at calving and at weaning. For a period of five years, data of 120 cows (60 Angus-Nellore (AN) and 60 Simmental-Nellore (SN)) at four to nine-years of age were evaluated. All cows were maintained on Brachiaria decumbens pastures, with two forage availability levels (high and low), distributed in a randomized-block design. The cows were placed together with Canchim bulls to generate the crossbred calves. A supplement, consisting of 200 g/kg crude protein and 820 g/kg of total digestible nutrients, was provided to the calves in creep feeding until 210 days-old (weaning). Supplement had a significant effect on the weight of... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Body size; Calf performance; Crossbreed; Efficiency. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982014000700390 |
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