Morbidity effects on productivity and profitability of stocker cattle grazing in the Southern Plains

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2773-2779

  Pinchak, W E ^a,c   Tolleson, D R ^a   McCloy, M ^a   Hunt, L J ^a   Gill, R J ^b   Ansley, R J ^a   Bevers, S J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Production; Profitability; Shipping Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 4444273115     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8292773x     Document Type: Article

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