Effects of milk yield on biological efficiency and profit of beef production from birth to slaughter

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 344-352

  Miller, S P ^a   Wilton, J W ^a   Pfeiffer, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Biological efficiency; Milk yield; Profits

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MILK; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033069969     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.772344x     Document Type: Article

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