REVIEW: Androgenic, Estrogenic, and Combination Implants: Production and Meat Quality in Beef

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 103-106

  Webb, A S ^a   Rogers, R W ^a   Rude, B J ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Growth; Implants; Production; Quality Audits

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007569716     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31496-0     Document Type: Article

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