Effects of Housing and Two Forage Diets on the Development of Claw Horn Lesions in Dairy Cows at First Calving and in First Lactation

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 56-65

  Webster, A J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calving; Dairy cattle; Housing; Lameness; Solar haemorrhage; White line

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HOOF AND CLAW; HOSPITALIZATION; LACTATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HEMORRHAGE; HOOF AND CLAW; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035403239     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2001.0569     Document Type: Article

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