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Winter supplementation and delayed weaning of an autumn calving beef herd under western Oregon conditions

Creator:

Buehner, Heidi Renata

Abstract:

Two management systems were evaluated in terms of the effects on cow condition score and body weight changes and calf growth rates. The management systems evaluated were winter supplementation of energy, winter creep feeding and delayed weaning. The calves used in this study were born in September and October of...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

feeding had a significant effect on calf end weight (P=.001) and calf rate of gain (P=.001). The creep