Nutrition at early stages of life determines the future growth and reproductive performance of beef calves
Metabolic imprinting is the process by which calf nutrition, during first few months of life, may permanently affect the metabolism and performance of beef steers and heifers. Early-exposure to high-concentrate diets may enhance growth performance of beef steers, as well as, enhance the growth perf...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2017-10-01
|
| Series: | EDIS |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/104363 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|