Technical note: Evolution of exit velocity in suckling Brahman calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 233-236

  Burdick, N C ^a,d   Agado, B ^a   White, J C ^a   Matheney, K J ^a   Neuendorff, D A ^a   Riley, D G ^a   Vann, R C ^b   Welsh Jr , T H ^a,c   Randel, R D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brahman calf; Exit velocity; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650966909     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2973     Document Type: Article

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