Allosuckling in cattle: Gain or compensation?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 223-235

  Vichova J ^a   Bartos L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allosuckling; Bos taurus; Calves growth; Domestic cattle; Suckling

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; SUCKLING;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 26244450230     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.02.015     Document Type: Article

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