Economic impacts of reduced milk production associated with an increase in bulk-tank somatic cell count on US dairies

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1652-1658

  Losinger, Willard C ^a  

^a Losinger Economic Consulting Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONSUMER; COST; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; SOMATIC CELL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 18544378867     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.1652     Document Type: Article

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