Invited review: Guidelines for measuring and reporting calf and heifer experimental data

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3577-3580

  Kertz, A F ^a   Chester Jones, H ^b  

^a ANDHIL LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf; Experiment; Heifer; Review

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 8344223850     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73495-5     Document Type: Review

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