Correction factors for weight productive traits up to weaning in the Bruna dels Pirineus beef cattle breed

Animal Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-50

  Casellas, Joaquim ^a   Piedrafita, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Bruna dels pirineus; Correction factors; Productive traits

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0346041816     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2002003     Document Type: Article

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