Comparison of growth traits of eight beef cattle breeds in the Czech Republic

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-153

  Jakubec, V ^a   Schlote, W ^b   Riha, J ^c   Majzlik I ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Výzkumný Ústav Pro Chov Skotu Rapotín   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

beef cattle breeds; breed comparison; genetic analysis; growth traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 85063850535     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-46-143-2003     Document Type: Article

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