Stochastic bio-economic model of bovine intramammary infection

Livestock Science

Volumn 124, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 295-305

  Halasa, T ^a,b   Nielen, M ^a   Huirne, R B M ^b   Hogeveen, H ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bio economic model; Dairy cows; Dynamic; Intramammary infection; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 67349106672     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.02.019     Document Type: Article

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