REVIEW: Factors Affecting Decisions on When to Calve Beef Females

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 238-246

  Sprott, L R ^a   Selk, G E ^b   Adams, D C ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Calving Season; Nutrition; Profitability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007574975     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31635-1     Document Type: Review

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