Invited review: Ruminant ecology and evolution: Perspectives useful to ruminant livestock research and production

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1320-1334

  Hackmann, T J ^a   Spain, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Evolution; Livestock research; Ruminant

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 77949949616     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2071     Document Type: Review

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