Effective communication to improve udder health: Can social science help?

Udder Health and Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 55-66

  Garforth, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal health; Attitudes; Behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877711134     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-742-4_4     Document Type: Chapter

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