Growth performance, cleanliness and lameness of finishing Charolais bulls housed in littered pens of different design

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 251-253

  Cozzi, Giulio ^a   Ricci, R ^a   Dorigo, M ^a   Zanet, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Cleanliness; Housing system; Lameness

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33645771688     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.2s.251     Document Type: Article

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