Locomotion, lameness, hoof and leg traits in cattle I. Phenotypic influences and relationships

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-203

  Boelling, D ^a,b   Pollott, G E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle; Hoof traits; Lameness; Locomotion; Phenotypic correlations; Udder score

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000843311     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00166-8     Document Type: Article

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