Survival analysis of factors affecting culling early in the productive life of Holstein-Friesian cattle in Kenya

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 317-322

  Ojango, J M K ^a,d   Ducrocq, V ^b   Pollott, G E ^c  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Culling; Dairy cattle; Survival analysis; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 14944372111     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.08.011     Document Type: Article

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