LEADER 02568oam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910695731203321 005 20070417085925.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002372471 035 $a(OCoLC)51585540 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002372471 100 $a20030206d2002 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aInformation resources on the care and welfare of dairy cattle$b[electronic resource] /$fcompiled and edited by Cynthia P. Smith 210 1$a[Beltsville, Md.] :$cU.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, Animal Welfare Information Center,$d[2002] 215 $a1 electronic text $cdigital, HTML file 225 1 $aAWIC resource series ;$vno. 16 300 $aDescription based on content viewed Feb. 3, 2003; title from web page. 300 $a"August 2002." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 8 $aIn recent years a number of issues regarding the care and welfare of dairy cattle have been examined. The following document explores current issues regarding the social and physical environment of dairy cattle. Modern management practices such as the use of bovine somatotrophin (BST) to increase milk production, tail docking, and the use of new milking technologies are reviewed as well. An extensive bibliography covering the behavior, breeding, feeding, health, housing, and husbandry is included. This publication is intended for use by animal scientists, veterinarians, extension agents, and others with an interest in dairy cattle production. 606 $aDairy cattle$vBibliography 606 $aDairy cattle$xFeeding and feeds$vBibliography 606 $aDairy barns$vBibliography 606 $aMilking$vBibliography 606 $aDairy cattle breeds$vBibliography 606 $aDairy cattle$xDiseases$vBibliography 606 $aAnimal welfare$vBibliography 608 $aBibliographies.$2lcgft 615 0$aDairy cattle 615 0$aDairy cattle$xFeeding and feeds 615 0$aDairy barns 615 0$aMilking 615 0$aDairy cattle breeds 615 0$aDairy cattle$xDiseases 615 0$aAnimal welfare 700 $aSmith$b Cynthia Petrie$01388020 712 02$aAnimal Welfare Information Center (U.S.) 801 0$bAGL 801 1$bAGL 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910695731203321 996 $aInformation resources on the care and welfare of dairy cattle$93545680 997 $aUNINA