Economic evaluation of Hereford cattle breeding schemes incorporating direct and indirect measures of feed intake

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1039-1055

  Kahi, A K ^a,b   Barwick, S A ^a   Graser, H U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Breeding objectives; Breeding program design

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CATTLE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FEEDING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0344496873     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR03025     Document Type: Article

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