Environmental influences on claw horn lesions associated with laminitis and subacute ruminal acidosis in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Cook, N B ^a   Nordlund, K V ^a   Oetzel, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Claw horn lesion; Environmental risk factor; Laminitis; Subacute ruminal acidosis

Indexed keywords

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EID: 4544295895     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)70059-4     Document Type: Article

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