Combining models to examine the financial impact of infertility caused by bovine viral diarrhoea in Scottish beef suckler herds

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 621-632

  Barbudo, A Varo ^a   Gunn, G J ^a   Stott, A W ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; FINANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFERTILITY; MODELING; REPRODUCTION; VIRAL DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 56749095565     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859608008113     Document Type: Article

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