Costs and efficacy of management measures to improve udder health on Dutch dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-124

  Huijps, K ^a   Hogeveen, H ^a,b   Lam, T J G M ^c   Oude Lansink, A G J M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Decision support; Management efficacy; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; COST; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NETHERLANDS; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77749334565     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2412     Document Type: Article

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