Lungworm outbreaks in adult dairy cows: Estimating economic losses and lessons to be learned

Veterinary Record

Volumn 169, Issue 19, 2011, Pages

  Holzhauer, M ^a   Van Schaik, G ^a   Saatkamp, H W ^b   Ploeger, H W ^c  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COST; DAIRYING; DICTYOCAULOSIS; DICTYOCAULUS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MILK; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; DICTYOCAULUS; DICTYOCAULUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; MILK; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 80855161592     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d4736     Document Type: Article

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