AVERAGE GROWTH RATE OF HOLSTEIN HEIFERS RAISED IN PUERTO RICO

Physiological performance and grazing behavior of Senepol, Brahman and Holstein heifers in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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Slavery in Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico

Growth of Holstein dairy heifers in the United States.

Data were collected on the heart girth (n = 8,565; a measure of body weight) and height at withers (n = 8,568) of Holstein dairy heifers from 659 dairy farms as part of the National Dairy Heifer Evaluation Project during 1991 and 1992. Means and standard deviations for weight and height were determined for ages .5 to 23.5 mo. Third-order polynomial regression equations were derived to study the...