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Record Nr.

UNINA9910626107703321

Titolo

Dairy herd health / / edited by Martin Green, University of Nottingham, UK ; co-edited by Andrew Bradley ...[et. al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, : CAB International, 2012

ISBN

1-283-90359-8

1-84593-998-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (427 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

GreenMartin (Martin J.)

BradleyAndrew

Disciplina

636.089/3

636.2142

Soggetti

Dairy cattle - Health

Cattle - Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Concepts in dairy herd health -- Facilitating change in herd health -- Restoring the dairy herd: rearing youngstock and replacing cows -- Managing herd reproduction -- Control of mastitis and enhancement of milk quality -- Control of lameness -- Control of infectious disease -- Nutritional management of herd health -- Dairy farming, food security and environmental issues -- Appendix 1. Sample sizes and disease prevalence estimates -- Appendix 2. Genetics and herd health.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is comprised of 9 chapters focusing on dairy cattle disease prevention at the herd level. Topics covered include concepts in dairy herd health, facilitating change in herd health, rearing youngstock and replacing cows, managing herd reproduction, mastitis control and milk quality enhancement, lameness control, control of infectious diseases, nutritional management of herd health and dairy farming, food security and environmental issues. Appendices on sample sizes and disease prevalence estimates as well as on genetics and herd health are provided.