Aspects of heifer rearing

Cattle Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-187

  Brickell, J S ^a   McGowan, M M ^b   Wathes, D C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertility; Growth; Heifer; Insulin like growth factor I; Mortality

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

EID: 57549105012     PISSN: 09691251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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