An evaluation of the seasonality of veterinary treatments for lameness in UK dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3858-3865

  Laven, R A ^a   Lawrence, K R ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Lameness; Seasonality; Veterinary treatment

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33749407156     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72428-6     Document Type: Article

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