A necropsy-based descriptive study of dairy cow deaths on a Colorado dairy

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1954-1962

  McConnel, C S ^a   Garry, F B ^a   Lombard, J E ^a,b   Kidd, J A ^a   Hill, A E ^a   Gould, D H ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cow; Dairy; Mortality; Necropsy

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; DAIRYING; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORADO; DAIRYING; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 67651154357     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1505     Document Type: Article

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