Postbreeding heifer management

Sandy K Johnson; Richard N Funston

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2013.07.002

Postbreeding heifer management

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2013 Nov;29(3):627-41. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2013.07.002. Epub 2013 Sep 7.

Authors

Sandy K Johnson¹, Richard N Funston

Affiliation

¹ Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Northwest Research and Extension Center, Kansas State University, PO Box 786, 105 Experiment Farm Road, Colby, KS 67701, USA. Electronic address: sandyj@ksu.edu.

PMID: 24182439
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2013.07.002

Abstract

Rebreeding performance of the first-calf heifer has major economic consequences for cow-calf producers. Management systems that allow heifers to cost-effectively achieve a body condition score of 5 to 6 at calving and maintain this through rebreeding have a higher probability of pregnancy success.

Keywords: Body condition; Ionophore; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Primiparous.

MeSH terms

Animal Husbandry / methods*
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Animals
Body Weight / physiology
Cattle / physiology*
Female
Postpartum Period / physiology
Pregnancy