Slatted floors and solid floors: Stress and strain on the bovine hoof capsule analyzed in finite element analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 155-162

  Hinterhofer, C ^a   Ferguson, J C ^a   Apprich, V ^a   Haider, H ^b   Stanek, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Technology   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cattle; Claw lesion; Flooring; Pressure

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 30844449871     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72079-3     Document Type: Article

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