A comparison of production and management between Wisconsin organic and conventional dairy herds

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-115

  Sato, K ^a   Bartlett, P C ^a   Erskine, R J ^a   Kaneene, J B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk tank milk; Clinical mastitis; Organic dairy; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 19144369198     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.09.007     Document Type: Article

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