The effect of organic status and management practices on somatic cell counts on UK dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3775-3780

  Haskell, M J ^a   Langford, F M ^a   Jack, M C ^a   Sherwood, L ^a   Lawrence, A B ^a   Rutherford, K M D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Organic farming; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

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EID: 68949197295     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2105     Document Type: Article

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