Improving bovine udder health: A national mastitis control program in the Netherlands

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1301-1311

  Lam, T J G M ^a,b,c   Van Den Borne, B H P ^b,d   Jansen, J ^e   Huijps, K ^f   Van Veersen, J C L ^a,b   Van Schaik, G ^b   Hogeveen, H ^c,e  

^a Dutch Udder Health Centre   (Netherlands)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f CRV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Economics; Extension; National program

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; COST; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; STANDARD; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; NETHERLANDS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84872686586     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5958     Document Type: Article

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