The costs and benefits of digital dermatitis control on UK dairy farms

Cattle Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-242

  Cooke, R J ^a   Bennett, R M ^b  

^a Epidemiology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs and benefits; Dairy farm; Digital dermatitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044442955     PISSN: 09691251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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