Effect of a nutritional reconditioning program for thin dairy cattle on body weight, carcass quality, and fecal pathogen shedding

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 239, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1594-1602

  Maier, Gabriele U ^a,b   Hoar, Bruce R ^a   Stull, Carolyn L ^a   Kass, Philip H ^a   Villanueva, Veronica ^a   Maas, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Food and Agriculture ^*  (United States)

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EID: 82755190924     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.239.12.1594     Document Type: Article

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