International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 288

Full Length Research Paper

Welfare issues of calf management practices in small scale dairy farms, Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka

R. M. A. S. Bandara
  • R. M. A. S. Bandara
  • Department of Livestock Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka.
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S. M., Rajapaksha
  • S. M., Rajapaksha
  • Department of Livestock Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka.
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M. A. J. P., Munasinghe
  • M. A. J. P., Munasinghe
  • Department of Livestock Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka.
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K. M. N. Wijerathna
  • K. M. N. Wijerathna
  • Department of Livestock Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka.
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P. K. M. P. Kumara
  • P. K. M. P. Kumara
  • Department of Livestock Production, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka.
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  •  Received: 14 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 12 February 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2015

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