Herd health planning: Farmers' perceptions in relation to lameness and mastitis

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 699-705

  Bell, N J ^a   Main, D C J ^a   Whay, H R ^a   Knowles, T G ^a   Bell, M J ^a   Webster, A J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DAIRYING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HERD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 33845900483     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.21.699     Document Type: Article

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