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Forage and breed effects on behavior and temperament of pregnant beef heifers

BACKGROUND: Integration of behavioral observations with traditional selection schemes may lead to enhanced animal well-being and more profitable forage-based cattle production systems. Brahman-influenced (BR; n = 64) and Gelbvieh × Angus (GA; n = 64) heifers consumed either toxic endophyte-infected...

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Autores principales: Mays, Angela R, Looper, Michael L, Williamson, Benjamin C, Coffey, Kenneth P, Coblentz, Wayne K, Aiken, Glen E, Rosenkrans, Charles F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23710543
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-1891-4-20