Characteristics of dairy calf ranches: Morbidity, mortality, antibiotic use practices, and biosecurity and biocontainment practices

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2204-2214

  Walker, W L ^a   Epperson, W B ^b   Wittum, T E ^a   Lord, L K ^a   Rajala Schultz, P J ^a   Lakritz, J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf ranch; Dairy; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VETERINARY DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CONTAINMENT OF BIOHAZARDS; DAIRYING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERINARY DRUGS;

EID: 84858954122     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4727     Document Type: Article

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