Predicting Ewe Body Condition Score Using Lifetime Liveweight and Liveweight Change, and Previous Body Condition Score Record
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عنوان ژورنال: Animals
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2076-2615
DOI: 10.3390/ani10071182