Disease Management of Dairy Calves and Heifers

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-153

  McGuirk, Sheila M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 43049098265     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2007.10.003     Document Type: Review

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