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Stair-step, compensatory growth model for development of Bos indicus-influenced beef heifers. Left panel depicts different rates of BW gain of heifers weaned at approximately 4 mo of age and subjected to 1 of 3 nutritional treatments: high BW gain (HG), low BW gain (LG), or stair-step BW gain (SS-1). Right panel depicts the cumulative percentage of heifers that attained puberty throughout the study. Adapted from Cardoso et al. (2014).
