The dairy calf mortality: The causes of calf death during ten years at a large dairy farm in Korea

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-108

  Hur, Tai Young ^a   Jung, Young Hun ^a   Choe, Chang Yong ^a   Cho, Yong Il ^a   Kang, Seog Jin ^a   Lee, Hyun June ^a   Ki, Kwang Seok ^a   Baek, Kwang Soo ^a   Suh, Guk Hyun ^b  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Dairy calf; Medical record; Mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975886120     PISSN: 24661384     EISSN: 24661392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14405/kjvr.2013.53.2.103     Document Type: Article

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