The reproductive responses of two breeds of beef cows and the performance of their progeny in two contrasting environments
The experiment was carried out over three seasons during which a total of 889 Afrikander and 805 Simmental 'cow years' were studied. Nucleus breeding herds of each of these breeds were maintained at stations in the Highland Sourveld and the Valley Thornveld. At weaning, half of the progeny of each b...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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1986
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66761 |
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