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Author(s) -
Sibley Dick
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.g7029
Subject(s) - welfare , population , agriculture , agricultural science , dairy cattle , agricultural economics , veterinary medicine , zoology , socioeconomics , geography , biology , environmental health , medicine , political science , economics , law , archaeology
The UK's two million dairy cows produce 14 billion litres of milk every year. Their milk is consumed by more than 95 per cent of the population every day in one form or another, and they contribute over 20 per cent of the entire agricultural output of the nation. They are precious indeed, and their health and welfare is paramount, says cattle vet Dick Sibley