Strategies to improve the therapy of retained fetal membranes in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 627-635

  Drillich, M ^a   Mahlstedt, M ^a   Reichert, U ^a   Tenhagen, B A ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Dairy cow; Manual removal; Retained fetal membrane

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 32444437588     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72126-9     Document Type: Article

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