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

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, : CAB International, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (427 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 636.089/3; 636.2142
• Soggetto topico: Dairy cattle - Health; Cattle - Health
• Altri autori: GreenMartin (Martin J.) BradleyAndrew
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dairy herd health
• ISBN: 1-283-90359-8; 1-84593-998-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910626107703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II