Genetic parameters for feed efficiency, fatness, muscle area and feeding behaviour of feedlot finished beef cattle
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Livestock Production Science
- Vol. 90 (2-3) , 255-270
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.06.011
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