Growth and body composition of entire and castrated fallow bucks (Dama dama) treated with zeranol

Animal Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 159-165

  Mulley, R C ^a,c   English, A W ^a   Thompson, J M ^b   Butterfield, R M ^d   Martin, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Castration; Fallow deer; Growth; Zeranol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030215262     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800028393     Document Type: Article

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