Impacts of early weaning and winter feeding strategy on cow-calf performance

An abstract of a study by Kincheloe et al evaluating the effects of early versus normal weaning in conjunction with two winter feeding strategies on cow body weight (BW), body condition score (BCS), reproductive performance, and calf performance is presented. Cows were randomly assigned to one of tw...

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Published in:Journal of animal science 2016-04, Vol.94, p.58-58
Main Authors: Kincheloe, J J, Olson, K C, Johnson, P S, Gates, R N, Landblom, D, Richter, H A, Grove, A V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alfalfa
Body composition
Breeding
Calves
Cattle
Culling
Feeding
Feeds
Livestock
Pregnancy
Reproduction
Weaning
Winter
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Summary:An abstract of a study by Kincheloe et al evaluating the effects of early versus normal weaning in conjunction with two winter feeding strategies on cow body weight (BW), body condition score (BCS), reproductive performance, and calf performance is presented. Cows were randomly assigned to one of two weaning treatments (early wean in August or normal wean in November). Results showed that early vs. normal weaning maintained cow BW and BCS at greater levels throughout the study.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163
DOI:10.2527/msasas2016-124