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Prospective cohort study to assess rates of contagious disease in pre-weaned UK dairy heifers: management practices, passive transfer of immunity and associated calf health

Dairy calves are vulnerable to infectious diseases, particularly diarrhoea and bovine respiratory disease (BRD), causing mortality and reducing welfare and growth. A prospective cohort study was performed on 11 UK dairy farms to determine the underlying causes for calf disease. This first paper desc...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Kate F, Chancellor, Natalie, Burn, Charlotte C, Wathes, D Claire
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5730914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29259784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2017-000226