The energy expenditure of cattle and buffaloes walking and working in different soil conditions

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-103

  Dijkman, J T ^a,b   Lawrence, P R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 0030821639     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859696003929     Document Type: Article

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