The relationship of calfhood morbidity with survival after calving in 25 New York Holstein herds

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 263-266

  Warnick, L D ^a   Erb, H N ^a   White, M E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Calfhood disease; Longevity; Survival

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGEVITY; LUNG DISEASE; METABOLISM; MILK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECRETION; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; LUNG DISEASES; MILK; MORBIDITY; NEW YORK; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031205277     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(96)01105-1     Document Type: Article

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