The physiological and physical status of single calves at birth in a dairy herd in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 250-255

  Diesch, T J ^a   Mellor, D J ^a   Stafford, K J ^b   Ward, R N ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birth status; Calves; Dystocia; Intrapartum hypoxaemia; Placental insufficiency; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREED DIFFERENCE; CATTLE; DAIRY CATTLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HERD; HYPOXEMIA; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN MONITORING; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 6344229470     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2004.36436     Document Type: Article

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