Annual energy intake and the metabolic and reproductive performance of beef cows differing in body size and milk potential

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 657-666

  Sinclair, K D ^a   Yildiz, S ^a   Quintans, G ^a   Gebbie, F E ^a   Broadbent, P J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef cows; Energy intake; Genotypes; Metabolites; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039243821     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135772980000922X     Document Type: Article

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