Effects of frequency and duration of outdoor exercise on the prevalence of hock lesions in tied Swiss dairy cows

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 142-153

  Keil, N M ^a   Wiederkehr, T U ^a   Friedli, K ^a   Wechsler, B ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Hock lesions; Housing; Outdoor exercise; Tie stall

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HOOF AND CLAW; INJURY; PREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HOUSING, ANIMAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33646566851     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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