Dystocia in beef heifers: A review of genetic and nutritional influences

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  New Zealand Veterinary Journal

• Publication date

  2006-12-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine, Biology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/00480169.2006.36708PMID 17151722
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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