0106 Evaluating preweaned calf housing and its impact on calf respiratory parameters on New York dairy farms
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Animal Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0021-8812,1525-3163
DOI: 10.2527/jam2016-0106