A survey of some factors relevant to animal welfare on 249 dairy farms in the Republic of Ireland Part 2: Data on incidence of disease, culling and biosecurity measures

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 454-456

  Leonard, Nola ^a,c   Egan, John ^b   Griffin, John ^c   Hanlon, Alison ^c   Poole, David ^d  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Castleknock Ireland   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d University College Dublin ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Cattle; Cow; Culling; Heifer; Incidence of disease; Questionnaire; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345772960     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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