The cost of generic clinical mastitis in dairy cows as estimated by using dynamic programming

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2205-2214

  Bar, D ^a   Tauer, L W ^b   Bennett, G ^a   Gonzalez R N ^a   Hertl, J A ^a   Schukken, Y H ^a   Schulte, H F ^a   Welcome, F L ^a   Grohn Y T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Cost; Dairy cow; Dynamic programming

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 44949111326     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0573     Document Type: Article

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