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Feedlot entry characteristics and climate: their relationship with cattle growth rate, bovine respiratory disease and mortality.
Australian veterinary journal - 1 Aug 2007
Cusack P M V, McMeniman N P, Lean I J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between the feedlot entry characteristics of breed, gender, entry weight and the presence or absence of permanent incisors, with growth rate, the incidence of bovine respiratory disease (BRD), and mortalities of cattle destined for the Australian domestic market. The relationship between climate data and the occurrence of BRD was also investigated. DESIGN: Two thousand four...
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