Comparison of growth and development of German Holstein heifers in relation to management system
2007
Czerniawska-Piatkowska, E. | Szewczuk, M.,Akademia Rolnicza, Szczecin (Poland). Katedra Nauk o Zwierzetach Przezuwajacych | Losand, B.,Institut fur Tierproduktion der Landesforschungsanstalt fur Landwirtschaft und Fischerei, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany) | Kuriata, L.,Akademia Rolnicza, Szczecin (Poland). Katedra Nauk o Zwierzetach Przezuwajacych
Analysis included the parameters of body conformation and development based on weight and zoometric measurements. Body Condition Score (BCS), ranging from 1 to 5, was assigned according to manual evaluation of fat reserves accumulated around the hind part of the spine. Grazing management system proved to be fing better comparing with confinement system, since it positively affected the body weight, daily gains, and body condition of the cattle. Conformation dimensions and body weights were larger in the heifers kept under the grazing system
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