Growth and Feed Efficiency of Pureline and Crossline Dairy Heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 1000-1010

  Lee, A J ^a   Lin, C Y ^a   McAllister, A J ^a   Winter, K A ^a   Roy, G L ^a   Vesely, J A ^a   Wauthy, J M ^a   Batra, T R ^a   Atwal, A S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE;

EID: 0023992704     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(88)79647-2     Document Type: Article

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