The effect of a national mastitis control program on the attitudes, knowledge, and behavior of farmers in the Netherlands

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5737-5747

  Jansen, J ^a   van Schaik, G ^b   Renes, R J ^a   Lam, T J G M ^b,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^c Dutch Udder Health Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude; Communication; Management; Mastitis control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NETHERLANDS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78649312685     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3318     Document Type: Article

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