A field study of culling and mortality in beef cows from western Canada

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 491-499

  Waldner, Cheryl L ^a   Kennedy, Richard I ^b   Rosengren, Leigh ^c   Clark, Edward G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Pincher Creek   (Canada)

^c Rosengren Epidemiology Consulting   (Canada)

^d CARE Centre Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMERCE; DAIRYING; DIET; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE;

EID: 67650129751     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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