Factors Affecting Weight Gain in Nelore Calves from Birth to Weaning in the Bolivian Tropic

Atsuko, Ikeda and Arturo, Montellano-Paco and Ivana, Barbona and Pablo, Marini Roberto (2021) Factors Affecting Weight Gain in Nelore Calves from Birth to Weaning in the Bolivian Tropic. Sustainable Agriculture Research, 10 (4). pp. 33-39. ISSN 1927-050X

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Abstract

Retrospective data corresponding to the period between 2002 and 2018 were used, belonging to the Cooperativa Agropecuaria Integral San Juan de Yapacaní, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Data corresponding to 663 male and female calves born to primiparous and multiparous cows were used. The calves had 13 individual weight controls. The calves had 13 individual weight controls. Variables used: Date of birth, Calf live weight at birth in kg, Calf live weight at weaning in kg, Average daily gain in kg, Live weight of cow in kg, Number of calving of cows.

The mean values and standard deviations of the weights at birth were 35.1 ± 4.6 kg for males and 32.3 ± 4.7 kg for females, at 240 days (weaning) the weight of the males was 229 ± 35.8 kg and for females 206 ± 31.5 kg. The mean values and standard deviations of the weight increases were 0.807 ± 0.14 kg for males and 1.0 ± 0.13 kg for females. The selected model with the regressor variables: Year, Sex of the calf, Number of calving and Live Weight at Birth, all significant (p ≤0.001). No interaction was significant to be considered in the model (p≥0.05). The live weight at birth, the sex, the years and the number of deliveries of the mothers showed in this work and for the animals analyzed to be the factors affecting the increase in live weight in the rearing stage (from birth to weaning) in Nelore calves in the Bolivian tropics.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: STM Open Academic > Agricultural and Food Science
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Date Deposited: 13 Jun 2023 08:21
Last Modified: 15 Jan 2024 04:36
URI: http://publish.sub7journal.com/id/eprint/651

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