Milk Fever and Subclinical Hypocalcaemia - An evaluation of parameters on incidence risk, diagnosis, risk factors and biological effects as input for a decision support system for disease control

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-29

  Houe, H ^a   Ostergaard S ^a   Thilsing Hansen, T ^a   Jorgensen R J ^a   Larsen, T ^a   Sorensen J T ^a   Agger, J F ^a   Blom, J Y ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cattle; Decision support system; Diagnosis; Effects; Incidence risk; Milk fever; Risk factors; Subclinical hypocalcaemia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HYPOCALCEMIA; INCIDENCE; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HYPOCALCEMIA; INCIDENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTURIENT PARESIS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035231760     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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