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Beef Heifer Development

Last Updated: November 16, 2009 Related resource areas: Beef Cattle

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Fact Sheet Written by:

D. J. Patterson, K. D. Bullock, W. R. Burris, and J. T. Johns

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University of Kentucky http://www.ca.uky.edu

Because decisions about selecting and managing replacement beef heifers can affect the future productivity of an entire cowherd, programs to develop breeding heifers have focused on the physiological processes that influence puberty. The timing of puberty is critical to whether a heifer remains in the herd and whether lifetime productivity is optimized.

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