Lifetime risk and cost of clinical mastitis in dairy cows in relation to heifer rearing conditions in southwest Sweden

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3274-3280

  Hultgren, J ^a   Svensson, C ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calf rearing; Clinical mastitis; Mastitis cost; Replacement cost

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 68149141088     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1678     Document Type: Article

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