Gait pattern of heifers before and after claw trimming: A high-speed cinematographic study on a treadmill

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 670-676

  Meyer, S W ^a   Weishaupt, M A ^b   Nuss, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Claw; Dairy cattle; Kinematics; Lameness

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GAIT; HISTOLOGY; HOOF AND CLAW; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GAIT; HOOF AND CLAW; WALKING;

EID: 34247850926     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71549-7     Document Type: Article

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