Correlations Between Calving Ease and Calf Survival
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Genetic relationships among calving ease, birth weight and perinatal calf survival in Charolais cattle*
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy Science
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(85)80915-2