Factors affecting the risk of euthanasia for cows in Danish dairy herds

Veterinary Record

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 43-45

  Thomsen, P T ^a   Sorensen J T ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

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EID: 68149142559     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vetrec.165.2.43     Document Type: Article

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