Impacts of dystocia on health and survival of dairy calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1751-1760

  Lombard, J E ^a,b   Garry, F B ^b   Tomlinson, S M ^a,b   Garber, L P ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy calf; Dystocia; Morbidity; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748961681     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-295     Document Type: Article

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