Reasons and Risk Factors for the Incidences of Perinatal Calf Mortality and Twin Births in Locally-Born Holstein Dairy Cows Under Hot Environmental Conditions

Ouarfli, Lazoumi; Chehma, Abdelmadjid

doi:10.2478/fv-2025-0009

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Reasons and Risk Factors for the Incidences of Perinatal Calf Mortality and Twin Births in Locally-Born Holstein Dairy Cows Under Hot Environmental Conditions

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