title: THE RATE OF GROWTH OF THE DAIRY COW : II. GROWTH IN WEIGHT AFTER THE AGE OF TWO YEARS.
abstract: An extensive amount of data is presented on the growth in weight of the dairy cow from 2 to 17 years of age, covering practically the entire duration of life. The data show that after the age of 2 years the rate of growth declines in a non-cyclic manner. The course of decline in growth follows the course of decline of a monomolecular chemical reaction; that is, the percentage decline in growth with age is constant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dairy Husbandry, University of Missouri, Columbia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brody
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ragsdale
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Turner