An analysis of an early-warning system to reduce abortions in dairy cattle in Denmark incorporating both financial and epidemiologic aspects

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Carpenter, Tim E ^a   Chrièl, Mariann ^b   Greiner, Matthias ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Danish Cattle Federation ^*  (Denmark)

^c Animal Health Section   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abortion; Dairy cattle; Denmark; Early warning system; Economic; Financial

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DENMARK; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DENMARK; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33845916079     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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