Systematic clinical examinations for identification of latent udder health types in danish dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1217-1228

  Klaas, I C ^a   Enevoldsen, C ^b   Vaarst, M ^a   Houe, H ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical investigation; Principal component analysis; Udder characteristics; Udder health

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3142607530     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73272-5     Document Type: Article

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