Effect of health disorders on culling in dairy cows: A review and a critical discussion

Animal Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 293-311

  Beaudeau, François ^a   Seegers, Henri ^a   Ducrocq, Vincent ^a   Fourichon, Christine ^a   Bareille, Nathalie ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Culling; Dairy cow; Health disorders; Risk factors; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0346679003     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2000102     Document Type: Article

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