Survey of transportation procedures, management practices, and health assessment related to quality, quantity, and value for market beef and dairy cows and bulls

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5026-5036

  Nicholson, J D W ^a   Nicholson, K L ^a   Frenzel, L L ^a   Maddock, R J ^b   Delmore Jr , R J ^c   Lawrence, T E ^d   Henning, W R ^e   Pringle, T D ^f   Johnson, D D ^g   Paschal, J C ^a   Gill, R J ^a   Cleere, J J ^a   Carpenter, B B ^a   Machen, R V ^a   Banta, J P ^a   Hale, D S ^a   Griffin, D B ^a   Savell, J W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Live evaluation; Market bulls; Market cows; Quality audit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MALE; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884774889     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6283     Document Type: Article

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