The effect of out-wintering pad design on hoof health and locomotion score of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 544-553

  O'Driscoll, K ^a,b   Boyle, L ^a   French, P ^a   Hanlon, A ^b  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accommodation system; Dairy cow; Hoof health; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HINDLIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HINDLIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LOCOMOTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 39049099615     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0667     Document Type: Article

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