Economic impact of calf mortality on dairy farms in Kuwait

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 97-101

  Razzaque, M A ^a   Bedair, M ^a   Abbas, S ^a   Al Mutawa, T ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Calf mortality; Cost benefits; Dairy; Gross margin; Interventions

Indexed keywords

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EID: 70350231466     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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