Acta Vet. Brno 2018, 87: 115-118

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201887020115

The effect of post-calving pain management with carprofen on stress, reproduction, and milk yield in cattle

Ramūnas Antanaitis, Aloyzas Januškauskas, Arūnas Rutkauskas, Henrikas Žilinskas

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Veterinary Academy, Large Animal Clinic, Kaunas, Lithuania

Received July 6, 2017
Accepted May 15, 2018

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