Evaluation of three commercial hoof-care products used in footbaths in danish dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1361-1365

  Thomsen, P T ^a   Sorensen, J T ^a   Ersbollf, A K ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Digital dermatitis; Foot bath; Hoof care product

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 42449109925     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0820     Document Type: Article

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