Factors influencing dairy calf and replacement heifer mortality in France

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 202-211

  Raboisson, D ^a,b,c   Maigne, E ^b   Sans, P ^a,d   Allaire, G ^b   Cahuzac, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c IHAP   (France)

^d INRA ALISS   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy calf mortality; Farm environment; France; Herd level factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BREEDING; CATTLE DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRANCE; MALE; MILK; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FRANCE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MILK; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 84890802316     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6847     Document Type: Article

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