Risk factors and milk yield losses associated with lameness in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1230-1237

  Onyiro, O M ^a   Offer, J ^b   Brotherstone, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Environmental effect; Lactation curve; Locomotion score; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 46749142550     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108002279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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