Comparison of body weight and reproduction performance in cows of various beef breeds managed under equal conditions in West Pomerania

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 318-328

  Pilarczyk, R ^a   Wojcik J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

beef cattle; body weight; breeds; calving ease; calving interval

Indexed keywords

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EID: 50349098760     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-51-318-2008     Document Type: Article

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