Decision tree analysis to evaluate dry cow strategies under UK conditions

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 409-418

  Berry, Elizabeth A ^a   Hogeveen, Henk ^b   Hillerton, J Eric ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dry cow antibiotic therapy; Economics; Internal teat seal

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; DECISION TREE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; CORYNEBACTERIUM; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 10044290356     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029904000433     Document Type: Article

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