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Effect of season, month and temperature humidity index on the occurrence of clinical mastitis in dairy heifers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2016

A. Vitali ,
U. Bernabucci ,
A. Nardone  and
N. Lacetera
A. Vitali*
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
U. Bernabucci
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
A. Nardone
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
N. Lacetera
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
*
†E-mail: mail@andreavitali.it
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dairy cowsmastitishealthheat stress
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Advances in Animal Biosciences , Volume 7 , Special Issue 3: Proceedings of LiveM 2016: Modelling Grassland-Livestock Systems Under Climate Change , November 2016 , pp. 250 - 252
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© The Animal Consortium 2016 

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