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Nutritional management of dual-purpose youngstock in Costa Rica 2. Pre-weaning growth performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

C. Solano ,
E. Perez ,
B. Vargas  and
M. Herrero
C. Solano
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK School of Veterinary Medicine, National University (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica
E. Perez
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Medicine, National University (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica
B. Vargas
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Medicine, National University (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica
M. Herrero
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
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The growth performance of youngstock has a double effect on the general productivity of dual purpose farms. First, it directly influences the beef outputs of the farm, and second; it has an indirect effect on the length of the non-productive period of the replacement heifers and their subsequent milk production ability. The latter effect has been well documented on dairy heifers in both temperate and tropical conditions. The growth performance of youngstock is dependent of the management intensity and productive orientation of the farm. This paper shows the effect of a series of nutritional factors and farming characteristics on the pre-weaning growth performance of youngstock in eighteen dual purpose farms in Costa Rica.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1998 , 1998 , pp. 83
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1998

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Solano, C., Perez, E., Vargas, B. and Herrero, M. (1998) Nutritional management of dual purpose younstock in Costa Rica. 1. A dynamic characterisation of system intensity and productive orientation. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science (submitted)10.1017/S0308229600032955CrossRefGoogle Scholar