Case Study: Changes in Body Weight, Fill, and Shrink of Calves Grazing Wheat Pasture in the Winter and Spring

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-272

  Phillips, W A ^a   Coleman, S W ^b   Mayeux, H S ^a  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Gastrointestinal tract fill; Realimentation; Shrink; Wheat pasture

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749130240     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31103-7     Document Type: Article

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