Calf birth weight and its association with calf and cow survivability, disease incidence, reproductive performance, and milk production

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2580-2588

  Linden, T C ^a   Bicalho, R C ^a   Nydam, D V ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf; Dairy; Stillbirth; Weight

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67649159083     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1603     Document Type: Article

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