Maternal and reproductive performance of Brahman x Angus, Senepol x Angus, and Tuli x Angus cows in the subtropics

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2764-2772

  Chase Jr , C C ^a,c   Riley, D G ^a   Olson, T A ^b   Coleman, S W ^a   Hammond, A C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c SAA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Calving Rate; Cattle Breeds; Crossbreeding; Efficiency; Subtropics; Weaning Weight

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 4444269515     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8292764x     Document Type: Article

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