Survey of Calf and Heifer Management Practices in Pennsylvania Dairy Herds
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy Science
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0022-0302
DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(87)80090-5