Short communication: Scoring of digital dermatitis during milking as an alternative to scoring in a hoof trimming chute

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4679-4682

  Thomsen, P T ^a   Klaas, I C ^b   Bach, K ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Dyrlægerne Uni Vet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Digital dermatitis; Hoof trimming chute; Milking parlor; Screening method

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749114401     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1342     Document Type: Article

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