CALVING AND WEANING PERFORMANCE OF CALVES FROM HEIFERS BRED TO EASY CALVING SIRES

Authors
TONG AKW VINCENT BC NEWMAN JA JONES SDM PRICE MA
Citation
Akw. Tong et al., CALVING AND WEANING PERFORMANCE OF CALVES FROM HEIFERS BRED TO EASY CALVING SIRES, Canadian journal of animal science, 74(2), 1994, pp. 375-377
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Canadian journal of animal science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00083984
Volume
74
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
375 - 377
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-3984(1994)74:2<375:CAWPOC>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
In a calving ease comparison involving 106 calves born to first calf h eifers, calves sired by Red Angus bulls were heavier at birth and requ ired mom calving assistance than Corriente-sired calves. However, the easier calving Corriente-sired calves experienced equivalent death los s and were significantly lighter at 3, 5 and 7 mo of age.