Clinical course of digital dermatitis lesions in an endemically infected herd without preventive herd strategies

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-230

  Holzhauer, Menno ^a   Bartels, Chris J M ^a   Döpfer, Dörte ^b   van Schaik, Gerdien ^a  

^a GD Ltd   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cattle; Digital dermatitis; Infectious claw disorders; Papillomatous; Transition

Indexed keywords

CHLORTETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DERMATITIS; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FOOT DISEASE; GRAZING; HYPERPLASIA; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PARITY; SKIN DEFECT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DERMATITIS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HINDLIMB; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 44849083489     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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