An assessment of dairy herd bulls in southern Australia: 1. Management practices and bull breeding soundness evaluations
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10493