Effects of Early Weaning on Cow Performance, Grazing Behavior, and Winter Feed Costs in the Intermountain West

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-34

  Merrill, M L ^a   Bohnert, D W ^a   Ganskopp, D C ^b   Johnson, D D ^b   Falck, S J ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cow; Economics; Grazing behavior; Management; Weaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861950767     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30806-8     Document Type: Article

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