@article {3672,
	title = {BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Effect of maternal diet in late gestation on development of dairy calves},
	journal = {New Zealand Journal of Animal Science and Production},
	volume = {78},
	year = {2018},
	month = {07/2018},
	pages = {186-188},
	address = {Lincoln},
	abstract = {To investigate whether feeding strategies to reduce urinary N excretion would have negative effects on calf development, two
feeding systems were compared. A total of 190 pregnant, Friesian {\texttimes} Jersey dairy cows were randomly allocated to one of two
groups and offered either a low crude protein diet of maize silage and fodder beet (LCP) or a moderate CP diet of lucerne silage
and fodder beet (MCP) for eight weeks prior to calving. Apparent metabolisable energy (ME) intake of dams was similar (110
MJME/cow/day) but CP concentration was greater for MCP than LCP (13.4 vs 7.5\% of the DM). There was no effect of maternal
diet on calf birth weight (33.0{\textpm}0.5 kgLW) or morphometric measurements; heart girth (72.8{\textpm}0.5) spine length (54.4{\textpm}0.4) or hip
height (73.1{\textpm}0.4 cm). These results suggest that dietary protein restriction in late gestation does not have any immediate negative
effects on in utero calf development.},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Moonsan Y and Thomas C and Bryant RH and Edwards GR}
}
