![]() Heifers assigned to NSH had greater respiration rates from days 20 to 96 ( P ≤ 0.0007), greater plasma concentration of cortisol on days 35 ( P = 0.07) and 55 ( P = 0.02), less plasma concentration of insulin-like growth factor 1 ( IGF-1) on days 35 ( P = 0.10), 55, and 133 ( P ≤ 0.05), and less BCS from days 55 to 203 ( P ≤ 0.01) compared to SH heifers. ![]() Heifer intravaginal temperature from days 126 to 132 did not differ ( P = 0.99) between NSH and SH heifers. SH heifers from 0000 to 0800 hours but greater ( P ≤ 0.05) for NSH vs. Heifer intravaginal temperatures from days 35 to 42 were lower ( P ≤ 0.03) for NSH vs. Calves were weaned on day 203 (at 119 ± 19 d of age), limit-fed the same drylot diet at 3.5% of BW (DM basis) days 209 to 268 (3 to 4 calves per pen 8 pens per treatment) and vaccinated against respiratory disease pathogens on days 222 and 236. Heifers and calves were managed similarly from day 133 until the start of the breeding season (day 203). Treatments were randomly assigned to pastures (8 pastures per treatment) and consisted of heifers provided ( SH) or not ( NSH) access to artificial shade (4.5 m 2 of shade area per heifer) from 83 d prepartum to 50 d postpartum (days 0 to 133). ![]() indicus) were stratified by body weight ( BW 454 ± 37 kg) and body condition score ( BCS 6.3 ± 0.28 scale 1 to 9), and then allocated into 1 of 16 bahiagrass pastures (1 ha and 4 heifers per pasture). On 83 ± 4 d prepartum (day 0), 64 Brangus crossbred beef heifers (~¼ B. ![]() This study evaluated the growth and immune response of beef calves born from Bos indicus-influenced beef heifers provided pre- and postpartum heat abatement on pasture. ![]()
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