Management risk factors for calf mortality in intensive Italian dairy farms

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 162-166

  Zucali, Maddalena ^a   Bava, Luciana ^a   Tamburini, Alberto ^a   Guerci, Matteo ^a   Sandrucci, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calf management; Calf mortality; Dairy herd

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876242539     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2013.e26     Document Type: Article

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