The influence of the environment on dairy cow behavior, claw health and herd lameness dynamics

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 360-369

  Cook, Nigel B ^a   Nordlund, Kenneth V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cow comfort; Flooring; Free stall; Lameness; Sand

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; RUBBER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; CATTLE FARMING; DAIRY CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOOF AND CLAW; MANURE; NONHUMAN; REST; REVIEW; STOCKING DENSITY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOOF AND CLAW; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL;

EID: 58949097138     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.09.016     Document Type: Review

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