Economic Cost of Lameness in Dairy Cattle Herds
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Economic Cost of Lameness in Dairy Cattle Herds
The competition among dairy producers is sharp nowadays. In this challenging situation the dairies are able to survive by the continuous increase in the efficiency and thereby the profitability of their production. The level of animal health is a basic influential factor of the profitableness on dairy farms, thus, it is very helpful to reveal the herd diseases resulting in the largest economic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dairy, Veterinary & Animal Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2377-4312
DOI: 10.15406/jdvar.2017.06.00176