Animal performance and carcass characteristics of growing Hereford bulls under insulated, uninsulated and outdoor housing conditions in Northern Finland

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-26

  Huuskonen, Arto ^a   Tuomisto, Leena ^a   Joki Tokola, Erkki ^a   Kauppinen, Risto ^b  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Animal performance; Beef production; Bulls; Carcass characteristics; Feed intake; Housing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 66649085860     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960609788066852     Document Type: Article

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