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Scientific Articles

Accuracy of fetal age estimates using transrectal ultrasonography for predicting calving dates in dairy cows in seasonally calving herds in New Zealand

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Pages 324-329 | Received 11 Nov 2015, Accepted 24 Jun 2016, Published online: 24 Jul 2016

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