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Association of the age and bodyweight at first calving with the reproductive and productive performance in one herd of Holstein dairy heifers in Japan

BACKGROUND: Reducing the age at first calving (AFC) in dairy heifers may decrease replacement costs, while the acceleration of body growth could affect milk productivity. A lower bodyweight (BW) at first calving may increase calving problems and compromise the subsequent reproductive performance. MA...

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Autores principales: Kusaka, Hiromi, Yamazaki, Takeshi, Sakaguchi, Minoru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9478041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36177342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vro2.44