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Relationships between live weight and herd-test traits in a Saanen goat herd in New Zealand

CA Morris AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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M Wheeler AgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand
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BJ Foote RD4, Hikurangi, Northland, New Zealand
Pages 315-320 | Received 07 Apr 2011, Accepted 27 Jul 2011, Published online: 11 Nov 2011

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