A body condition score system and its use for farmed red deer hinds

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 545-553

  Audige, L ^a   Wilson, P R ^a   Morris, R S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Red deer hinds; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032446298     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1998.9513337     Document Type: Article

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