Bibliography of Rearing Replacement Heifers


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Bergsten C, Frank B. 1995. Sole haemorrhages in tied heifers in early gestation as an indicator of laminitis effects of diet and flooring. Diss Upsalla, Sweden.

Bergsten C, Frank B. 1995. Sole haemorrhages in tied primiperous cows as an indicator of periparturient laminitis: Effects of diet, flooring and seqason. Diss Upsalla, Sweden.

Capuco AV, Smith JJ, Waldo DR, Rexroad CE. 1995. Influence of prepubertal dietary regimen on mammary growth of Holstein heifers. J Dairy Sci 78: 2709.

Fiez EA. 1997. Management consideration for replacement dairy heifers. In: Proceedings of 3rd Western Dairy Management Conference, 36-42, Las Vegas.

Gill GS, Allaire FR. 1976. Relationship of age at first calving, days open, days dry and herdlife to a profit function for dairy cattle. J Dairy Sci 59: 1131-1139.

Greenough PR, Weaver AD. 1996. Editors, Lameness in Cattle. 1996 Published by W.D. Saunders, Phyladelphia. Greenough PR, Gazek Z. 1986. A preliminary report on a laminitis-like condition occurring in bulls under feeding trials. Proceedings V International Symposium on Disorders of the Ruminasnt Digit, Dublin, Ireland.

Greenough PR, Vermunt JJ. 1991. Evaluation of laiminitis in a dairy herd and observations on associated nutritional and management factors. Vet Rec 128: 11-17.

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Hoffman PC. 1997. Nutrition and environment - improving heifer growth. In: Proceedings of Eighteenth Western Nutrition Conference, 23-27, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Johnson AP. 1996. Replacement heifers: the key to future profits. In: Proceedings of Advances in Dairy Technology: Western Canadian Dairy Seminar, 379-388, Red Deer, Alberta.

Lacasse P, Peticlere D. 1995. Replacement heifers: Feeding for mammary gland development. In: Proceedings of Advances in Dairy Technology, Western Canadian Dairy Seminar, 25-45, Red Deer, Alberta.

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Quigley JD. 1997 Management of dairy replacement calves from weaning to calving. In: Proceedings of Advances in Dairy Technology, Western Canadian Dairy Seminar. 7-22, Red Deer, Alberta.

Quigley JD, James RE, McGilliard ML. 1986. Dry matter intake in dairy heifers. 2. Equations of predicting intake of heifers under intensive management. J Dairy Sci 69: 2863-2867.

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Van Amburg ME, Fox DG, Galton DM, Bauman DE, Chase LE. 1998a. Evaluation of National Research Council and Cornell carbohydrate and protein systems for predicting requirements of Holstein heifers. J Dairy Sci 81: 509-526.

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VandeHaar MJ. 1998. Accelarated heifer growth: Truth or Concequences. Proceedings Tristate Dairy Nutrition Conference, Fort Wayne.

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Vermunt JJ, Greenough PR. 1996. Sole hemorrhages in dairy heifers managed under different underfoot and environmental conditions. Brit Vet J 152: 57-73.


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