Effect of region, herd size, and milk production on reasons cows leave the herd

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2980-2987

  Smith, J W ^a   Ely, L O ^a   Chapa, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cows; Culling; Reasons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034547821     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75198-8     Document Type: Article

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