Livability calves of dairy heifers

08-10-2014 | |
Livability calves of dairy heifers
There has been a strong downward trend in terms of livability of calves from dairy heifers in the Netherlands between 1993 and 2010. In the period 2010-2012, there has been an upward trend of 3%, but further improvement is desired. Therefore researchers from the Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre of Wageningen UR Livestock Research investigated potential underlying factors, in consultation with a focus group of CRV and GD Animal Health. The main results are presented in the September 1 issue o


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Zana
van Dijk

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Chris
Mccullough

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Samaneh
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