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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-9-19
pubmed:abstractText
Sixty-two, 2-yr-old heifers and 65 cows, 4 to 7 yr old, were assigned randomly at 60 d before the median predicted calving date to a factorially designed study. Main effects were: age of dam (heifer or cow), moderate (M) or high (H) precalving feed level (110 or 135% of National Research Council recommendation) and short (S) or prolonged (P) duration of Stage II of parturition. After calving, all dams were placed in the same range pastures and received supplemental hay and a grain-salt mix until adequate range forage was available to produce weight gains in the lactating dams. Dams were bred in a 45-d artificial insemination period. Calving difficulty scores and duration of labor (Stage II) were greater (both P less than .01) in heifers than in cows; calf birth weight (P less than .01), calf vigor at birth (P less than .05) and calf gains birth to weaning (P less than .01) were higher in cows. Effect of gestation feed level on precalving, calving and postpartum data were nonsignificant. Eighty-two percent of the S females were given obstetrical assistance and 15% of the P females required assistance at parturition (P less than .01). More S dams exhibited estrus by the beginning of the breeding season than P dams (91.4 vs 81.7%, P less than .10), and October pregnancy of S dams was higher than P dams (89.5 vs 75.6%, P less than .05). Interaction effects of dam X duration of Stage II were not significant, but short duration of labor had beneficial effects on postpartum reproduction in both dam age groups. Results of this study indicate prolonged labor may result in depressed subsequent reproduction in beef dams.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0021-8812
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of dam age, prepartum nutrition and duration of labor on productivity and postpartum reproduction in beef females.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article