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A cross-sectional study of the welfare of calves raised in smallholder dairy farms in Meru, Kenya, 2017

AIM: This study was aimed at describing calf comfort and determining the individual and pen level factors that affect comfort status (in particular, calf leg hygiene scores) of smallholder dairy farms in Meru County, Kenya. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 52 calves...

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Autores principales:	Kathambi, Emily. K., Van Leeuwen, John A., Gitau, George K., McKenna, Shawn L.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Veterinary World 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141292/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30250369 http://dx.doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2018.1094-1101

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