Softer, higher-friction flooring improves gait of cows with and without sole ulcers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1235-1242

  Flower, F C ^a   De Passille A M ^b   Weary, D M ^a   Sanderson, D J ^a   Rushen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Flooring; Lameness; Sole ulcer

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 35748974171     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71612-0     Document Type: Article

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