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Dairy production medicine / edited by Carlos A. Risco, Pedro Melendez Retamal.
Veterinary: du Pont Library (New Bolton) SF239 .D18 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dairy farming.
- Dairying.
- Dairy cattle--Diseases.
- Dairy cattle.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 363 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- 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:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813815398
- 0813815398
- OCLC:
- 711988987
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