Can milk replacer allowance affect animal performance, body development, metabolism, and skeletal muscle hypertrophy in preweaning dairy kids?

We aimed to evaluate performance, body development, metabolism, and expression of genes related to skeletal muscle hypertrophy in uncastrated male dairy kids fed with different levels of milk replacer (MR) during the preweaning period. Sixty newborn male kids, not castrated, from Saanen and Swiss Alpine breeds, with an average BW of 3.834 ± 0.

Does vitamin blends supplementation affect the animal performance, carcass traits, and nutrient digestibility of young Nellore finishing bulls?

Objective: This study was realized to evaluate the effects of supplementation with blends of water and fat-soluble vitamins on animal performance and carcass traits of young Nellore bulls.

Methods: Forty-three Nellore bulls, with an initial weight of 261±27.3 kg and a mean age of 8±1.