Cattle and Calves
Death Loss in the
United States, 2000
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Animal and
Plant Health
Inspection
Service
Veterinary
Services
National
Animal Health
Monitoring
System
June 2006
ii/Sheep and Lamb Death Loss, 1999
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Acknowledgments
This report was a cooperative effort