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The Health of Dairy Cattle (Veterinary health series) [Hardcover]

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April 15, 2000 063204103X 978-0632041039 1
With the economic pressures on milk production, it is imperative that the cattle used to produce milk are kept as productive and healthy as possible. Effective veterinary care of dairy cattle will greatly improve a herd's productivity and keep disease to a minimum.

This book is a practical guide to maintaining and improving the health of dairy cattle from birth until they leave the herd. It provides an understanding of lactation physiology, and discusses methods to reduce disease levels in the herd. Factors influencing production are discussed, including nutrition, lameness, fertility, mastitis, mammary development, genetics and housing.


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"I recommend this book to all veterinarians who are applying herd health plans on dairy farms and instituting preventive strategies for dairy cattle health.

Veterinary Times

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With the economic pressures on milk production, it is imperative that the cattle used to produce milk are kept as productive and healthy as possible. Effective veterinary care of dairy cattle will greatly improve a herd's productivity and keep disease to a minimum.

This book is a practical guide to maintaining and improving the health of dairy cattle from birth until they leave the herd. It provides an understanding of lactation physiology, and discusses methods to reduce disease levels in the herd. Factors influencing production are discussed, including nutrition, lameness, fertility, mastitis, mammary development, genetics and housing.

Key features:


  • written by leading experts in the field

  • focuses on improving herd health as opposed to disease treatment

  • information learned from the book can be used to implement suitable preventive strategies on the farm

This book will be invaluable to all veterinary surgeons with large animal practices. It will also appeal to farm managers and veterinary students.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 359 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (April 15, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 063204103X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0632041039
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,324,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
In all dairy herds the essential raw material is the production of strong healthy calves which can be grown at a satisfactory level to produce cows with acceptable milk yields, good fertility and extended longevity. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
digital lameness, subclinical laminitis, claw overgrowth, interdigital phlegmon, milk cell count, teat disinfection, sole ulcer, teat duct, controlling mastitis, earliest service date, isolation premises, lateral claw, first service interval, normal genital tract, metabolic profile test, early lactation cows, tropical theileriosis, digital dermatitis, clinical mastitis, summer mastitis, medial claw, undegradable protein, mastitis pathogens, teat cup liner, white line disease
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Great Britain, Fertility Factor, North America, University of Reading, New Forest, New Zealand, Single Market, Cattle Practice, International Dairy Federation, Intervention Fig, National Milk Records, Office Internationale, Technical Bulletin, Belgian Blue, Blackwell Science, Cattle Health Scheme, Dairy Herd Fertility, International Animal Health Code, National Research Council, The Dairy Information System
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