Mortality in Austrian dual purpose Fleckvieh calves and heifers

Livestock Science

Volumn 132, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 80-86

  Fuerst Waltl, B ^a   Fuerst, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b ZucbtData EDV Dienstleistungen GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Calves; Fleckvieh cattle; Genetic parameters; Heifers; Involuntary culling; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77954658986     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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