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The Effect of Contract-Rearing on the Health Status of Replacement Dairy Heifers

SIMPLE SUMMARY: In this study, we set out to compare the health of contract- vs. conventionally reared replacement dairy heifers. Contract-reared heifers are raised off-farm on another farm by another farmer, for a fee. A total of 120 dairy farmers were enrolled in the study: 55 farmers were rearing...

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Autores principales: McCarthy, Marie-Claire, O’Grady, Luke, McAloon, Conor G., Mee, John F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8698005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34944224
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11123447

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