Influence of Postpartum Nutrition on Cow Weight and Condition Change, Estrus, Conception Rate, and Calf Performance of Fallcalving Beef Cows

This study is concerned with the effect that different levels of postpartum nutrition has on reproductive performance of fall-calving beef cows. The primary objective is to determine how nutritional regimes resulting in different weight loss patterns affects return to estrus, conception rate, and calf performance in beef cows calving from September through November.Animal Scienc