Agricultural Economics for Veterinarians: Partial Budgets for Beef Cow Herds

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 9, 1999, Pages

  Larson, Robert L ^a,b   Pierce, Vern L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Amer College of Theriogenologists   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0346451577     PISSN: 01931903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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