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Age at First Gestation in Beef Heifers Affects Fetal and Postnatal Growth, Glucose Metabolism and IGF1 Concentration

SIMPLE SUMMARY: In cow-calf operations, replacement heifers are bred to calve at 2 years of age or older. However, as beef production has become more intensive during the last 20 years, an increasing number of farmers have lowered the age at first service. Numerous studies have focused on determinin...

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Autores principales: López Valiente, Sebastian, Rodríguez, Alejandro M., Long, Nathan M., Quintans, Graciela, Miccoli, Florencia E., Lacau-Mengido, Isabel M., Maresca, Sebastian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8697898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34944170
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11123393