Agricultural and Biological Sciences
5 years ago

Modified Intensive Early Stocking Boosts Efficiency and Profit in Cattle Production.

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Using Modified Intensive Early Stocking for Cow/Calf Production
Keith R. Harmoney, John R. Jaeger

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