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Cattle farm husbandry – glossary of cattle terms

November 29, 2023 by dalton

Cattle, farming, husbandry, glossary By Dr Clive Dalton

Categories Blog Tags beef cattle, dairy cattle, technical terms

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Dr Clive Dalton

Dr Clive Dalton studied agriculture in the UK before teaching animal production at Leeds University. He came to New Zealand to do hill country animal research and then extension/promotion at the Ruakura Research Centre.

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