Reproductive performance of farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) in New Zealand. I. Descriptive data

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-141

  Audigé, Laurent ^b   Wilson, Peter R ^a   Morris, Roger S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Longitudinal observational study; New Zealand; Red deer; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; FEMALE; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCTION; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; FEMALE; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCTION; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033582913     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(99)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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