Sustained growth promotion, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of steers treated with oestradiol-17β

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 133-138

  Hunter, R A ^a   Magner, T ^a   Allingham, P G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Beef cattle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033986644     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR99048     Document Type: Article

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