Challenges facing animal production in Australia and New Zealand

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. A, 2000, Pages 21-29

  Chapman, D F ^a   MacMillan, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal production; Australia; Challenges; New zealand

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044519769     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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