Associations between immune competence, stress responsiveness, and production in Holstein-Friesian and Holstein-Friesian × Jersey heifers reared in a pasture-based production system in Australia
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Assessing adaptive immune response phenotypes in Australian Holstein-Friesian heifers in a pasture-based production system.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy Science
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-14578