DESEMPENHO PONDERAL E REPRODUTIVO NO PERÍODO DAS ÁGUAS DE NOVILHAS PRIMÍPARAS NELORE COM COMPLEMENTO PROTEICO PRÉVIO NA SECA PONDERAL AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE DURING RAIN SEASON OF NELLORE PRIMIPAROUS HEIFERS PREVIOUSLY SUPPLEMENTED WITH PROTEIN IN DRY SEASON

The objective of this study was to evaluate, in rainy season, the effect of protein complementation during dry season on Nellore primiparous heifers. We used 39 primiparous heifers, with an average age of 24-36 months, reared on Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria Brizantha pasture, for 205