Reproductive development of dairy heifers in an integrated livestock-forest system during the summer
Hugo Rocha Sabença Dias; Agostinho Jorge dos Reis Camargo; Gabriela Ferreira Oliveira; Anderson Moreira Mourão; Naiara Zoccal Saraiva; Luiz Sérgio de Almeida Camargo; Marcelo Dias Müller; Carlos Eugênio Martins; Luiz Altamiro Garcia Nogueira; Felipe Zandonadi Brandão; Clara Slade Oliveira
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Submitted date:
06/21/2023
Accepted date:
08/24/2023