Seasonal effects on growth, digestibility, and metabolism of preweaning dairy calves in the southeastern United States

Seasonal effects on growth, digestibility, and metabolism of preweaning dairy calves in the southeastern United States

ABSTRACT: The aim of the current study was to evaluate seasonal effects on growth, digestibility, and metabolism of dairy calves in Georgia. Holstein calves (n = 48 per season) were enrolled at 7 d of age (DOA) from June to Aug (defined as summer, BW = 40 ± 4 kg) and from Nov to Jan (defined as wint...

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Main Authors: Ansley M. Roper, Ruth M. Orellana Rivas, Jing Gao, Thiago N. Marins, C.G. Savegnago, Thalyane Rodrigues, Victor H.L.R. Melo, Diego Ferreira de Araújo, Juliana Goncalves de Souza, Pedro Melendez, John K. Bernard, Sha Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
Subjects:
calf growth
seasonality
temperature variation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030225000505
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