Development of a remote method for the recording of cattle weights under field conditions

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 831-835

  Charmley, E ^a,b   Gowan, T L ^a   Duynisveld, J L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Pasture; Radiofrequency identification; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33745345209     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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