Improving the Reproductive Efficiency of Dairy Cattle through Genetic Selection
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy Science
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(04)70064-8