Temporal dynamics of dairy health and production in rural smallholder communities in Northern Vietnam

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 415-429

  Suzuki, K ^a,b   Kanameda, M ^c   Tachibana, S ^c   Ogawa, T ^c   Dang, T T S ^c   Pfeiffer, D U ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY RESEARCH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Latent curve analysis; Off take; Questionnaire interviews; Smallholders; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; STANDARD; VIET NAM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; VIETNAM;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33746220109     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-006-4336-1     Document Type: Article

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