Body condition scoring in relation to changes in body weight and performance in Belgian Blue double-muscled beef cows

Animal Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-130

  Fiems, Leo O ^a   Van Caelenbergh, Wim ^a   De Campeneere, Sam ^a   De Brabander, Daniël L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Body condition; Body weight; Calf performance; Calving interval; Cow; Double muscling; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646791816     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: 16273591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2006001     Document Type: Article

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