Comparison of differents pen serving capacity tests in adult rams;Comparación de tres pruebas para medir la capacidad de servicio en carneros adultos

Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-196

  Ibarra, D ^a   Laborde, D ^b   Olivera, J ^c   Van Lier, E ^d   Burgueno J ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b Ejercicio Liberal ^*

^c Facultad de Veterinaria   (Uruguay)

^d Depto de Prod Animal y Pasturas

^e U de Estadistica y Computo

Author keywords

Mating; Ram

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033261757     PISSN: 0301732X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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