Associations between several aspects of heifer development and dairy cow survivability to second lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1052-1057

  Bach, A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bovine respiratory disease; Culling; Growth; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 78751684580     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3633     Document Type: Article

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