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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research Volume 43, 2000 - Issue 2
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Effect of method of castrating bulls on their growth rate and liveweight

T. W. Knight AgResearch Grasslands, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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G. P. Cosgrove AgResearch Grasslands, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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A. F. Death AgResearch Grasslands, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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C. B. Anderson AgResearch Grasslands, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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A. D. Fisher AgResearch Ruakura, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand
Pages 187-192 | Received 07 Oct 1999, Accepted 09 Mar 2000, Published online: 17 Mar 2010

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