Effects of the horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae) on physiological and nutritional responses of beef steers: Continuous fly population levels

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 138-143

  Presley, S M ^a,b   Knapp, F W ^a   Boling, J A ^a,c   Burg, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

beef steers; Haematobia irritans; nutritional response; physiological response

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030076346     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.1.138     Document Type: Article

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