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Associations between maternal characteristics and health, survival, and performance of dairy heifers from birth through first lactation

The objective of this study was to investigate whether health, survival, and performance of dairy heifers from birth through first lactation are associated with parity and health status of their dams. Holstein heifers (n = 1,811) derived from artificial insemination were categorized as (1) daughters...

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Autores principales: Carvalho, M.R., Aboujaoude, C., Peñagaricano, F., Santos, J.E.P., DeVries, T.J., McBride, B.W., Ribeiro, E.S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Dairy Science Association®. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7094727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31677831
http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17083