Effect of intensive or extensive systems on buffalo heifers performances: Onset of puberty and ovarian size

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 1273-1276

  Terzano, G M ^a   Neglia, G ^a   Maschio, M ^a   Barile, V L ^a   Razzano, M ^a   Martiniello, P ^b   Cannone, I ^a   Borghese, A ^a  

^a Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

^b SOP di Foggia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buffalo heifers; Ovary; Puberty; Rearing systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449506106     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.s2.1273     Document Type: Article

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