Pre-Breeding Considerations for the Development of Replacement Beef Heifers: AN329/AN329, 11/2016 Academic Article

abstract

• The efficiency of post-weaning development of heifers has a major impact on the overall profitability of cow-calf operations. To ensure satisfactory performance during the first breeding season, replacement heifers must be subjected to an adequate development program. This 3-page fact sheet covers age at puberty, nutrition, target body weight gain, pelvic area measurements, reproductive tract score, and herd health. Written by Pedro L. P. Fontes, Nicky Oosthuizen, Carla D. Sanford, and G. Cliff Lamb, and published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, November 2016. AN329/AN329: Pre-Breeding Considerations for the Development of Replacement Beef Heifers (ufl.edu)

authors

• Lamb, Graham

published proceedings

• EDIS

author list (cited authors)

• Fontes, P., Oosthuizen, N., Stanford, C. D., & Lamb, G. C.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Fontes, Pedro LP||Oosthuizen, Nicky||Stanford, Carla D||Lamb, G Cliff

publication date

• January 2016

publisher

• University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries  Publisher

published in

• EDIS  Journal

keywords

• 3 Good Health And Well Being

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.32473/edis-an329-2016

start page

• 3

end page

• 3

volume

• 2016

issue

• 9

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.32473/edis-an329-2016