Calving system and weaning age effects on cow and preweaning calf performance in the Northern Great Plains

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2671-2683

  Grings, E E ^a,b   Short, R E ^a   Klement, K D ^a   Geary, T W ^a   MacNeil, M D ^a   Haferkamp, M R ^a   Heitschmidt, R K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA ARS ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Calving Season; Rangelands; Weaning

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33645998769     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.83112671x     Document Type: Article

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