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Animal husbandry

Pre-calving nutrition of Angus beef breeding cows

A. B. Pleasants Department of Animal Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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R. A. Barton Department of Animal Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Pages 231-234 | Received 13 Aug 1984, Published online: 17 Jan 2012

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