Survey of preweaning dairy calf-rearing practices in Czech dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3973-3981

  Stanek S ^a   Zink, V ^a   Dolezal O ^b   Stolc L ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b Dairy Cattle Specialist   (Czech Republic)

^c CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Calf; Farm management; Rearing; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CZECH REPUBLIC; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; WEANING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 84901070269     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7325     Document Type: Article

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