Frequency of traumatic cow injuries in relation to housing systems in Swiss organic dairy herds

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 221-229

  Busato, A ^a   Trachsel, P ^a   Blum, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; HOOF AND CLAW; INJURY; MILK; PREVALENCE; SECRETION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; HOOF AND CLAW; HOUSING, ANIMAL; JOINT DISEASES; MILK; PREVALENCE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0034182916     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2000.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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