Which preventive measures against mastitis can increase the technical efficiency of dairy farms?

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 632-640

  Hansson, H ^a   Szczensa Rundberg, M ^a   Nielsen, C ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

dairy farms; data envelopment analysis; mastitis; preventive measures; technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952985823     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110002247     Document Type: Article

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