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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
10
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-6-13
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pubmed:abstractText |
Calf birth weights, weaning weights, and preweaning gain of Simmental-sired calves from Angus-Hereford (AH) and Brahman-Hereford (BH) F1 cows grazing native rangeland (NR) or native rangeland-complementary forage (NRCF) systems in the southern Great Plains mixed prairie were evaluated. Calves from AH dams were heavier (P < .001) at birth than calves from BH dams in both forage systems (40 and 37 kg, respectively). However, birth weights of calves from BH dams were 2 kg heavier (P < .001) in the NRCF fall-calving system. Calves in the NRCF system were 122 d older and heavier (P < .001) than the NR calves at weaning (343 and 256 kg, respectively). During the preweaning period, the NR calves gained faster (P < .001) than the NRCF calves. When calves from both systems were evaluated at 200 d of age, NR calves were heavier (P < .001) than NRCF calves. Calves from BH cows were 8 to 16 kg heavier (P < .001) that calves from AH cows at 200 d of age and at weaning. The increased age at weaning associated with the NRCF did not reduce reproductive efficiency. The NRCF system requires less land than a traditional NR system to support a cow-calf pair and seems to be more economically efficient.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0021-8812
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
73
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
2893-902
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2003-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Animal Feed,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Birth Weight,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Breeding,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Cattle,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Food, Fortified,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Genotype,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Pregnancy Rate,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Reproduction,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-United States,
pubmed-meshheading:8617659-Weight Gain
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pubmed:year |
1995
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Calf production by Angus-Hereford and Brahman-Hereford cows on two native rangeland forage systems.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Southern Plains Range Research Station, ARS, USDA, Woodward, OK 73801, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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