ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to predict pregnancy in beef heifers, identifying the most impactful variables using computational modelling. Developmental data of 98 heifers up to 480 days (16 months) of age (Charolais, Nellore, and their crossbreeds) were used. At the beginning and end of the mating season initial body weight (IBW), initial body condition score (IBS), final body weight (FBW), and final body condition score (FBS) were assessed. The age at the start of the mating season […]

ABSTRACT This study was intended to evaluate body size structure and growth parameters of crossbred heifers fed at four nutritional levels to achieve puberty earlier. Animals were classified depending on their level of crossing between Nelore and Hereford and subjected to four nutritional levels (kg day−1) as follows: 0.5 (light; n = 32), 0.75 (medium; n = 32), 1.00 (high; n = 29), and 1.25 (very high; n = 27). Heifers at puberty and at weaning were individually classified for […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate nutrients and dry matter intake, average daily gain, feed efficiency and digestibility of diets, microbial efficiency, cold carcass yield and basic cuts yields of young Nellore heifers receiving two concentrate levels. Nineteen heifers with initial average weight of 165.6±29.8 kg were used. Three animals were used in a trial to determine the digestibility and microbial efficiency of the two levels of concentrate (225 and 450 g/kgDM) and a treatment with a restricted […]

The experiment evaluated the reproductive performance of primiparous beef heifers at two years old (‘one year system’). These heifers data were collected at Agropecuaria Guatambu, Dom Pedrito, RS, of 395 beef calves from three genetic groups, Hereford (H); 3/4 Hereford -1/4 Nellore (1/4 N); 5/8 Hereford- 3/8 Nellore (3/8 N). The heifers were submitted to three alternatives autumn-winter feeding systems a) continuous grazing on cultivated annual ryegrass (L. multiflorum Lam) (PAST); b) continuous grazing on natural pasture plus energy and […]

The objective of this study was to evaluate milk production of primiparous beef cows and growth of calves of two genotypes from birth to weaning. Forty eight Hereford heifers with average age of 3 years grazing only native pastures were used. Sixteen cows were inseminated with Red Angus (Bos taurus) semen and 32 with Nelore (Bos indicus). Effects were calf genotype (GENOT) – Bos taurus x Bos taurus and Bos taurus x Bos indicus, calving season (EPOCN), concentrated in Spring […]