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Better polled cattle: Practical plan for gradual change-over from horned to polled herd offered established breeders
Author
P. W. GregoryAuthor Affiliations
P. W. Gregory is Professor of Animal Husbandry and Animal Husbandman in the Experiment Station, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 3(9):7-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n09p7. September 1949.
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Abstract
This is the sixth article in a series of brief progress reports on the application of the science of genetics to commercial agriculture.
Gregory P. 1949. Better polled cattle: Practical plan for gradual change-over from horned to polled herd offered established breeders. Hilgardia 3(9):7-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n09p7
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