Herd-level and contextual factors influencing dairy cow mortality in France in 2005 and 2006

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1790-1803

  Raboisson, D ^a,b   Cahuzac, E ^b   Sans, P ^a   Allaire, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Contextual factor; Dairy cow mortality; France; Herd level factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DAIRYING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; RISK FACTORS;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 79952741600     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3634     Document Type: Article

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