Management, gain and productivity of Peace Country bison (Bison bison)

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 347-353

  Rutley, B D ^a,b   Jahn, C M ^a   Hudson, R J ^c  

^a Ctr for Agric Diversification   (Canada)

^b Boreal RandD   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bison; Gain; Management; Productivity; Weight

Indexed keywords

BISON; BISON BISON; BUBALUS;

EID: 0031321188     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-077     Document Type: Article

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