Impact of animal health and welfare planning on medicine use, herd health and production in European organic dairy farms

Livestock Science

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 63-72

  Ivemeyer, S ^a   Smolders, G ^b   Brinkmann, J ^c,l   Gratzer, E ^d   Hansen, B ^e   Henriksen, B I F ^e   Huber, J ^f   Leeb, C ^d   March, S ^c   Mejdell, C ^g   Nicholas, P ^h   Roderick, S ⁱ   Stoger E ^j   Vaarst, M ^k   Whistance, L K ^k   Winckler, C ^d   Walkenhorst, M ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^g NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^h ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Duchy College   (United Kingdom)

^j Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)   (Austria)

^k DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^l THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Animal health and welfare planning; Dairy cows; Medicine use; Organic farming; Somatic cell score; Treatment records

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84858156097     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.12.023     Document Type: Article

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