The impact of dystocia on dairy calf health, welfare, performance and survival

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-90

  Barrier, A C ^a   Haskell, M J ^a   Birch, S ^a   Bagnall, A ^a   Bell, D J ^a   Dickinson, J ^a   Macrae, A I ^b   Dwyer, C M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calving ease; Dairy calf; Mortality; Parturition; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DYSTOCIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL RATE; WEANING; ANIMAL; BOVINAE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84871456616     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.07.031     Document Type: Article

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