Reducing post-partum anoestrous interval in first-calf Bos indicus crossbred beef heifers. III. Effect of nutrition on responses to weaning and associated variation in metabolic hormone levels

Australian Journal of Agriculture Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 927-942

  Jolly, P D ^a   McSweeney, C S ^b   Schlink, A C ^b   Houston, E M ^b   Entwistle, K W ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS;

EID: 0029987507     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9960927     Document Type: Article

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