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Pat O. Currie, Jerry D. Volesky, Don C. Adams, Bradford W. Knapp, Growth Patterns of Yearling Steers Determined from Daily Live Weights, Journal of Range Management, Vol. 42, No. 5 (Sep., 1989), pp. 393-396
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