The meaningfulness of design criteria in relation to the mortality of fattening bulls

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue , 2001, Pages 48-52

  Sundrum, Albert ^a   Rubelowski, Ina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Claw Disorder; Early Losses; Fattening Bulls; Housing Conditions; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035655443     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647001316923054     Document Type: Article

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