Mortality of calves born from alentejana and mertolenga cows in Portalegre district

• Main Authors: Rute Santos (Author), Luísa Pereira (Author), Miguel Minas (Author), Lina Costa (Author), Maria da Graça Carvalho (Author), Maria do Carmo Caetano (Author), José Neves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Apart from its economic impact, calf mortality is an important welfare indicator in beef calf farms. Objectives: Evaluate mortality rates in calves born from two indigenous cattle breeds dams in the Portalegre district. Methods: Records of births and deaths between birth and 180 days o...