Feed restriction followed by realimentation in prepubescent Zebu females

In the present study, the effect of restricting the feed intake for 77 days and subsequent compensatory growth for 50 days of Sindi females were evaluated. Eighteen animals with an initial age of 21 months and a mean weight of 211.7 kg were placed into three groups according to the following aliment...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical animal health and production 2013-06, Vol.45 (5), p.1161-1169
Hauptverfasser:	Bezerra, Leilson Rocha, Neto, Severino Gonzaga, de Medeiros, Ariosvaldo Nunes, Mariz, Tobyas Maia de Albuquerque, Oliveira, Ronaldo Lopes, Cândido, Ebson Pereira, Silva, Aderbal Marcos de Azevedo
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Feed - analysis Animal Husbandry - methods Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Animals Biomedical and Life Sciences Blood Chemical Analysis - veterinary Body Weight Brazil Cattle - physiology Diet - veterinary Dry matter Energy Intake Energy Metabolism Feeds Female Ingestion Life Sciences Nitrogen balance Nutrient concentrations Regular Articles Urea Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science Weight Gain Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:	In the present study, the effect of restricting the feed intake for 77 days and subsequent compensatory growth for 50 days of Sindi females were evaluated. Eighteen animals with an initial age of 21 months and a mean weight of 211.7 kg were placed into three groups according to the following alimentary regimens: feed ad libitum, feed restricted to 20 % dry matter, and feed restricted to 40 % dry matter. In the feed-restriction phase, the nutrient intake decreased ( P
ISSN:	0049-4747 1573-7438
DOI:	10.1007/s11250-012-0341-8