Traceback success rate of an electronic feedlot to slaughter information system for beef cattle

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 525-528

  Basarab, J A ^a   Milligan, D ^a   Thorlakson, B E ^b  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b Box 3490   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allflex; Cattle; Electronic identification; Reliability; Transponder

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0346307678     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A97-047     Document Type: Article

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