Leg lesions and cleanliness of finishing bulls kept in housing systems with different lying area surfaces

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-85

  Schulze Westerath, H ^a,b   Gygax, L ^a   Mayer, C ^c   Wechsler, B ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cleanliness; Finishing bulls; Housing system; Leg lesions; Lying area

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; RUBBER;

ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BUILDING; BULL (MAMMAL); CARPAL JOINT; CATTLE DISEASE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; JOINT INJURY; JOINT SWELLING; LEG INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; TARSAL JOINT;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EXTREMITIES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34250024122     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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