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Dairy production medicine / edited by Carlos A. Risco, Pedro Melendez Retamal.
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dairy farming.
- Dairying.
- Dairy cattle--Diseases.
- Dairy cattle.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 363 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- For students, veterinarians, and dairy specialists, Risco (veterinary medicine, U. of Florida) and Retamal (veterinary medicine, U. of Santo Tomas, Chile) present a multidisciplinary approach that involves nutrition, reproduction, clinical medicine, genetics, pathology, food safety, epidemiology, preventive medicine, human resource management, and economics in the production of livestock and quality milk. The 26 chapters are organized by the production cycle of the dairy cow and replacement heifer, including the nonlactating, post partum, and breeding periods and management for each component. Contributors are veterinarians, animal scientists, and dairy specialists from the US and South America. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Dairy production medicine.
- ISBN:
- 0470960558
- 9780470960554
- Publisher Number:
- 99945358412
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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