The Effect of Early Calf Weaning on Feed Intake, Growth, and Postpartum Interval in Thin, Brahman-Crossbred Primiparous Cows1 From: Professional Animal Scientist | Date: February 1, 2004| Author: Minton, J E; Arthington, J D | Copyright American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists Feb 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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The effects of early weaning (EW) on productivity of primiparous Brahmancrossbred cows were investigated. Following calving, 12 primiparous cows were randomly allotted to be EW (n = 6) or were left with their calves to be normal weaned (NW; n = 6). all cows were maintained in separate, individual pens (114 m^sup 2^): NW cows with their calves, and EW cows without their calves. Calf age at the time of EW (January 2; d O) did not differ among treatments (average days postpartum ...

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