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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 76, Issue 6 1513-1522, Copyright © 1998 by American Society of Animal Science

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Reproductive performance, calf growth, and milk production of first-calf heifers sired by seven breeds and raised on different levels of nutrition

H. C. Freetly and L. V. Cundiff
USDA, ARS, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933, USA.

We evaluated heifers crossbred from seven breeds of sires (Hereford, Angus, Belgian Blue, Piedmontese, Brahman, Boran, and Tuli) and three breeds of dams (Angus, Hereford, and MARC III [four-breed composite]). Heifers were mated to Red Poll sires to calve at 2 yr of age. Heifers were placed in two treatments from weaning to breeding and raised on a high nutrition level (15.8 Mcal ME/d) or on 80% of the high nutrition level (12.6 Mcal ME/d). Breeds differed in the age of the heifers at parturition (P = .03). Birth weights of calves differed by maternal grandsire (P < .001) but not by heifer treatment (P = .91) or maternal grandam (P = .19). Heifers differed in their postpartum interval to estrus by sire breed (P = .001). Calf age at weaning (P = .02), calf ADG (P < .001), and 205-d weight (P < .001) differed between breeds of maternal grandsires. Milk production from 50 to 200 d of lactation was greatest for heifers of Belgian Blue (1,070 +/- 30 kg) and Brahman (1,029 +/- 38 kg) sires. Milk production did not differ with treatment group (P = .84). This study suggests that over a diverse group of breeds, accelerated rates of gain during the postweaning period within the ranges of this study do not result in increased production efficiency of the cows.


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