SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS

UTS:BUSINESS

WORKING PAPER NO. 26 MARCH, 1993

An Economic Analysis of Genetic Improvement Within a Commercial Livestock Population Maxwell Stevenson ISSN: 1036-7373 http://www.business.uts.edu.au/finance/

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