| This study was created at Carbó, Sonora, México, during 2006 to determine calf production strategies evaluating: 1) Early weaning (EW), 2) Creep feeding (CF) and 3) Control (C), and to analyze benefice-cost and their profitability. Sixty animals were randomly selected from a 5 year old Charbray cow group that calved among the 15 and 20 of June 2006. For each treatment, 20 animals were grouped, 10 males and 10 females. Evaluated variables were: (1) Calf birth weight, (2) Cow weight and body condition at calving, (3) calf weight at calving, (4) Calf selling weight; (5) Weight and cow condition at calving, (7) Calf production costs and (8) Profitability projection with the three sceneries indicated. Evaluated variables were analyzed by ANOVA (P<0.05). Some... |
