Short communication: Survey of fresh cow management practices of dairy cattle on small and large commercial farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1065-1068

  Heuwieser, W ^a   Iwersen, M ^a   Gossellin, J ^b   Drillich, M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fresh cow; Herd management survey; Postpartum; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES;

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EID: 77949305153     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2783     Document Type: Article

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