Effects of early versus late spring calving on beef cow-calf productivity

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-255

  Pang, H ^a,b   Makarechian, M ^a   Goonewardene, L A ^b   Berg, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Calving season; Reproductive traits; Weight and growth

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032256784     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A97-113     Document Type: Article

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