Stall dimensions and the prevalence of lameness, injury, and cleanliness on 317 tie-stall dairy farms in Ontario

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 902-909

  Zurbrigg, Kathy ^b   Kelton, David ^a   Anderson, Neil ^b   Millman, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE FARMING; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DAIRYING; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HINDLIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; INJURY; LACTATION; LIMB INJURY; NECK INJURY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; TAIL; UDDER; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYGIENE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27944510721     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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