Monitoring beef cattle productivity as a measure of environmental health

Environmental Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 94-106

  Waldner, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Environmental monitoring; Livestock; Sentinel; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

NATURAL GAS;

ABORTION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH SURVEY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; STILLBIRTH; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0034743647     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.2001.4239     Document Type: Article

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