The impact of clinical lameness on the milk yield of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2250-2256

  Green, L E ^a   Hedges, V J ^b,c   Schukken, Y H ^f   Blowey, R W ^d   Packington, A J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d WOOD VETERINARY GROUP   (United Kingdom)

^e ROCHE PRODUCTS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Lameness; Milk yield; Multilevel modeling

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; LACTATION; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PARITY;

EID: 0036728405     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74304-X     Document Type: Article

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