Effect of number of animals per pen on growth performance and meat quality of veal calves

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 260-262

  Gottardo, Flaviana ^a   Dorigo, M ^a   Cozzi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Group size; Growth performance; Meat quality; Veal calf

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33645774338     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.2s.260     Document Type: Article

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