Factors associated with occurrence and recovery of nonambulatory dairy cows in the United States

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2275-2283

  Green, A L ^a,b   Lombard, J E ^a   Garber, L P ^a   Wagner, B A ^a   Hill, G W ^a  

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

^b TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Nonambulatory

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 44949087509     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0869     Document Type: Article

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