Effects of time of complete or split castration on performance of beef cattle

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-51

  Keane, M G ^a  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Castration; Growth; Scrotal size

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033241366     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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