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Beef cows housed in mud during late gestation have greater net energy requirements compared with cows housed on wood chip bedding
Mud increases net energy requirements for cattle because mud and precipitation compromise the ability of the hair coat to insulate and maintain core body temperature of the cow. The increase in energy required for a gestating cow to compensate for a muddy environment is unknown. The objective of thi...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9115909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35599844 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txac045 |