Effect of growth promotant implants on liveweight change, wool and carcass characteristics of mature wethers grazing dry season pastures

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 789-794

  Bortolussi, G ^a,b   Bird, A R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ANIMALIA; ASTREBLA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 0032454619     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98075     Document Type: Article

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