Long-term performance of visual and electronic identification devices in dairy goats

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1500-1511

  Carne S ^a   Caja, G ^a   Ghirardi, J J ^a,c   Salama, A A K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^c Rumitag SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bolus; Ear tag; Electronic identification; Goat

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; DAIRYING; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GOAT; INSTRUMENTATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; STANDARD; SUCKLING; TIME;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; DAIRYING; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GOATS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; RUMEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65249137028     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1577     Document Type: Article

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