A stochastic model simulating pathogen-specific mastitis control in a dairy herd

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4243-4257

  Ostergaard S ^a   Chagunda, M G G ^a   Friggens, N C ^a   Bennedsgaard, T W ^a   Klaas, I C ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy herd; Mastitis control; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144536237     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)73111-8     Document Type: Article

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