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A Penton® Publication
Survey: Industry betting big on black PAGE 14
February 2014
®
Genetic
Trends
Issue
Inside:
VFD can be a win-win PAGE 25
Do cattle have a biological
wall? PAGE 42
Hopeful trends for 2014 PAGE 60
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