Visual locomotion scoring in the first seventy days in milk: Impact on pregnancy and survival

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 4586-4591

  Bicalho, R C ^a   Vokey, F ^b   Erb, H N ^a   Guard, C L ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Cornell Cooperative Extension ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Culling; Dairy cow; Lameness; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

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EID: 35748979430     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0297     Document Type: Article

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