Effect of dam factors on milk intake and performance of Belgian Blue suckling calves

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-140

  Fiems, L O ^a   Van Caelenbergh, W ^a   De Campeneere, S ^a   De Brabander, D L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beef cows; Calves; Double muscling; Milk intake; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649143257     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107000870     Document Type: Article

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