Validation of two measures of lameness in dairy cows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 173-177

  Rushen, Jeffrey ^a   Pombourcq, Emilie ^b   Passillé, Anne Marie de ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Lameness; Pain; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING;

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EID: 34347336623     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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