Factors influencing length of productive life and replacement rates in the Bruna dels Pirineus beef breed

Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-22

  Tarres J ^a   Puig, P ^a   Ducrocq, V ^b   Piedrafita, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Productive life; Replacement; Survival

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 1242345165     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800053790     Document Type: Article

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