Parity-associated changes in slaughter weight and carcass characteristics of 3/4 Charolais crossbred cows kept on a lowland grass/grass silage feeding and management system

Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 221-235

  Patterson, D C ^a   Moore, C A ^b   Moss, B W ^c   Kilpatrick, D J ^d  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Antrim Co Antrim BT41 4PU   (United Kingdom)

^c Biometrics Division   (United Kingdom)

^d Biometrics Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef cows; Carcass; Growth; Parity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036775445     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s135772980005298x     Document Type: Article

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