Table 10.
Body weight and body condition score of cows, and body weight and hip height (hh) of their calves wintered on stockpiled “Tifton 85” bermudagrass receiving different rates of N fertilization, or on “Tifton 85” bermudagrass hay plus supplement during years 1 and 2
| Trait | Month1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early-Nov | Late-Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | |
| Cow BW and BCS2 | |||||
| BW, kg | 647.2a | 610.0b | 615.4b | 615.6b | 568.3c |
| BCS | 5.8a | 5.7a | 5.5a,c | 5.3b,c | 5.2b |
| Calf BW and hh3 | |||||
| BW, kg | 52.0e | 71.0d | 87.6c | 104.0b | 126.0a |
| hh, cm | 72.9e | 81.2d | 87.4c | 90.8b | 95.8a |
a–eWithin a row, means without a common superscript differ (P < 0.05).
1Early-Nov = November 1, 2012 and November 11, 2013; Late-Nov = November 25, 2012 and November 28, 2013; Dec = December 13, 2012 and December 10, 2013; January 7, 2012 and January 7, 2013; Feb = February 14, 2012 and February 1, 2013.
2Cow BW SEM = 11.0 kg; cow BCS SEM = 0.60.
3Calf BW SEM = 5.9 kg; calf hh SEM = 0.29 cm.