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Animal size and efficiency, with special reference to the breeding female†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

H. A. Fitzhugh
H. A. Fitzhugh
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Winrock International Livestock Research and Training Center, Morrilton, Arkansas 72 110, USA
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Animal Production , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , December 1978 , pp. 393 - 401
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1978

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