The labour input associated with calf care on Irish dairy farms

Livestock Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 82-89

  Gleeson, D ^a   O'Brien, B ^a   O'Donovan, K ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calf performance; Calf feeding; Calves; Labour

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449119427     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.08.019     Document Type: Article

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