Herd- and cow-level prevalence of digital dermatitis in the Netherlands and associated risk factors

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 580-588

  Holzhauer, M ^a   Hardenberg, C ^b   Bartels, C J M ^a   Frankena, K ^b  

^a GD Ltd   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Claw disorder; Digital dermatitis; Epidemiology; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 32444451107     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72121-X     Document Type: Article

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