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. 2018 Sep 27;2(Suppl 1):S61-S65.
doi: 10.1093/tas/txy020. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Effect of calving period on beef cow longevity and lifetime productivity in western Canada

Daalkhaijav Damiran  1   2 , Kathy A Larson  2 , Leah T Pearce  2 , Nathan E Erickson  3 , Bart H A Lardner  1   2
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Effect of calving period on beef cow longevity and lifetime productivity in western Canada

Daalkhaijav Damiran et al. Transl Anim Sci. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Analysis of the influence of calving period on herd survival from Western Beef Development Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada. Results from Angus and Angus crossbred heifers (n = 211) from WBDC. Period 1 = calved in the first 21 days; Period 2 = calved in the second 21 days; Period 3 = calved in the third 21 days and after as heifer.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Influence of calving period on average lifetime in herd from Western Beef Development Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada. Period 1 = calved in the first 21 days; Period 2 = calved between day 22 and 43; Period 3 = calved after day 44. a,bBars with different superscripts are different at P < 0.05.
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