Behavioural changes at weaning in 6-month-old beef calves reared by cows of high or low milk yield

Animal Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 637-642

  Ungerfeld, R ^a   Quintans, G ^b   Enrquez, D H ^c   Htzel, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CATTLE; GRAZING; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; SUCKLING; WALKING; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68549099738     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09037     Document Type: Article

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