Association between hygiene scores and somatic cell scores in dairy cattle

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 227, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1297-1301

  Reneau, Jeffrey K ^a   Seykora, Anthony J ^a   Heins, Bradley J ^a   Endres, Marcia I ^a   Farnsworth, Ralph J ^b   Bey, Russell F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; HINDLIMB; HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMATIC CELL; THIGH;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HYGIENE; LACTATION; MILK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 26844575940     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.227.1297     Document Type: Article

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