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Abstract
Postnatal nutrition has immediate and long-lasting effects on beef heifer reproductive efficiency, longevity, and productivity. This article reviews the effects of nutrients and nutritional management on reproduction in developing heifers. In addition, the current debate on the preferred target weight for heifers at breeding is discussed.Keywords: Beef heifer; Development; Management; Nutrition; Puberty; Target weight
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Year: 2013 PMID： 24182433 DOI： 10.1016/j.cvfa.2013.07.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract ISSN： 0749-0720 Impact factor: 3.357