Reproducibility, Repeatability, and Degree of Expertise Required to Assess Body Condition Score in Beef Cattle

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-31

  Vizcarra, J A ^a   Wettemann, R P ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cows; Body Condition Score; Repeatability; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001797334     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)32478-5     Document Type: Article

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