Epidemiology of lameness in dairy cattle of hilly region of west Bengal: The influence of pain on performance

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Nandi, S K ^a   Roy, S ^a   Mukherjee, P ^a   Goswami, A ^b   Majumder, D ^c  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

^b Kalyani University

^c BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Bengal; Dairy cattle; India; Season; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 42149193656     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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