Dynamics of culling risk with disposal codes reported by Dairy Herd Improvement dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2250-2261

  Pinedo, P J ^a   De Vries, A ^a   Webb, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culling; Death; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECRETION; STATISTICS; BOVINAE; PROCEDURES; SECRETION (PROCESS); STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

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EID: 77952023458     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2572     Document Type: Article

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