Effect of housing on the performance of double-muscled rearing calves

Animal Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 207-214

  Fiems, Leo ^a   De Campeneere, Sam ^a   Cottyn, Bernard ^a   Boucque, Charles ^a  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calf; Growth; Health; Housing; Intake; Rearing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3242868252     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:19980306     Document Type: Article

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