Custom dairy heifer grower industry characteristics and contract terms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 3016-3022

  Wolf, C A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Custom heifer growing; Heifer management; National survey

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONTRACT; COST; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONTRACTS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0642279728     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73900-9     Document Type: Article

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