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Proceedings of 16th annual seminar of the Society of Dairy Cattle Veterinarians of the NZVA : NZVA Conference, Nelson, 28th June-3rd July 1999 /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Massey University. Veterinary Continuing Education, New Zealand Veterinary Association. Conference, New Zealand Veterinary Association. Society of Dairy Cattle Veterinarians. Seminar
Other Authors: McDougall, Scott, Parkinson, Timothy J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Palmerston North, [N.Z.] : Veterinary Continuing Education, Massey University, [1999?]
Series:Publication (New Zealand Veterinary Association. Foundation for Continuing Education) ; no. 192.
Subjects:
Cattle.
Cattle Diseases.
Congresses.
Table of Contents:
  • Calf rearing systems
  • Milk replacers
  • Calf-rearing - common problems
  • Effect of feeding colostrum of high immunoglobulin content on calf growth rates and disease
  • Respiratory disease in calves
  • A practical approach to post mortems in calves
  • Calf surgery
  • Building better cows for the new millennium
  • Standards for rearing dairy stock
  • Some effects of liveweight, breed and management on the reproductive performance of replacement dairy heifers
  • Longevity in dairy heifers
  • Fertility and health of dairy heifers
  • Disease and disease control in the weaned calf
  • What determines minimum farm animal welfare standards - animals' actual needs, animals' perceived needs or economics
  • A "gold standard" or "incremental improvement" as ethical strategies for enhancing animal welfare
  • An introduction to decision analysis I : decision trees
  • Decision analysis II : decision under risk
  • A practitioners view of antibiotic resistance
  • Quality assurance - an Australian perspective
  • A global perspective of the prudent use of antibiotics
  • Residues issues