Understanding the Dairy Cow, 3rd Edition

The revised new edition contains expanded coverage on topics including insight into cow behaviour and welfare, genetic selection indices, new strategies for control of mastitis and lameness and information on the overworked cow. It also contains the most recent developments in breeding, nutrition and management.

• Is an authoritative text on the dairy cow that covers a wide-ranging subject area including the science, disease and husbandry
• Presents the information and knowledge necessary for the efficient and humane management of cows
• Includes expanded coverage on a variety of topics such as cow behaviour and welfare, and genetic selection indices
• Highlights major new developments in the field