Casein hydrolyzate intramammary treatment improves the comfort behavior of cows induced into dry-off

Livestock Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 292-297

  Leitner, Gabriel ^a   Jacoby, Shamay ^b   Maltz, Ephraim ^b   Silanikove, Nissim ^b  

^a KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dry off; Mastitis; Welfare

Indexed keywords

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EID: 34250822890     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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