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Dairy Calf Pneumonia: The Disease and Its Impact

The author discusses the syndrome of respiratory disease in dairy calves, reviewing the disease and the causative agents. Attention is given to the epidemiology of the disease with discussion of morbidity, mortality, proportionate mortality and risk factors associated with dairy calf pneumonia. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ames, Trevor R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: W.B. Saunders Company. Published by Elsevier Inc. 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7135296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9368984
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0749-0720(15)30303-0
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Sumario:The author discusses the syndrome of respiratory disease in dairy calves, reviewing the disease and the causative agents. Attention is given to the epidemiology of the disease with discussion of morbidity, mortality, proportionate mortality and risk factors associated with dairy calf pneumonia. The economic impact of dairy calf pneumonia is discussed in detail and management options for calf rearing are suggested.