Impact of allosucking on growth of farmed red deer calves (Cervus elaphus)

Animal Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 493-500

  Bartos L ^a   Vankova D ^a   Hyanek J ^a   Siler J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Growth; Nursing; Red deer; Sucking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035373608     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800052012     Document Type: Article

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