Preweaning Performance of Beefmaster- and Brahman-Sired Calves from Angus and Brahman Cows on Three Forage Systems

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 90-94

  Brown, M A ^a   Brown, A H ^b   Jackson, W G ^a   Miesner, J R ^a   Hales, J ^c   Cole, A ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Beef; Forage; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957708483     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31851-9     Document Type: Article

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