Survey of western Canadian beef producers regarding calf-hood diseases, management practices, and veterinary service usage

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 559-564

  Waldner, Cheryl ^a   Jelinski, Murray D ^a   McIntyre Zimmer, Katelyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; VETERINARIAN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84878016580     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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