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Energy restriction and housing of pregnant beef heifers in mud decreases body weight and conceptus free live weight

Average temperatures in the Midwest, USA are predicted to increase 2–9°C by the end of the century; resulting in muddy pastures for spring calving beef heifers as they enter late gestation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of muddy conditions on heifer body weight (BW), body c...

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Autores principales: Nickles, Kirsten R, Garcia-Guerra, Alvaro, Fluharty, Francis L, Kieffer, Justin D, Relling, Alejandro E, Parker, Anthony J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9391926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36000074
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txac101