Debunking the myth of the hard-to-reach farmer: Effective communication on udder health

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1296-1306

  Jansen, J ^a   Steuten, C D M ^a   Renes, R J ^a   Aarts, N ^a,b   Lam, T J G M ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Education; Extension; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERVIEW; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77949288601     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2794     Document Type: Article

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