Association between a visual and an automated locomotion score in lactating Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 3294-3300

  Bicalho, R C ^a   Cheong, S H ^a   Cramer, G ^b   Guard, C L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Lameness; Stepmetrix

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 35748972334     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0076     Document Type: Article

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