Danish dairy farmers' perceptions and attitudes related to calf-management in situations of high versus no calf mortality

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 128-133

  Vaarst, Mette ^a   Sørensen, Jan Tind ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calf management; Dairy cattle; Farmer attitudes; Qualitative semi structured research interviews

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DENMARK; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

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EID: 63249114823     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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