Lameness prevalence and risk factors in organic and non-organic dairy herds in the United Kingdom

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-105

  Rutherford, Kenneth M D ^a   Langford, Fritha M ^a   Jack, Mhairi C ^a   Sherwood, Lorna ^a   Lawrence, Alistair B ^a   Haskell, Marie J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Lameness; Organic; UK

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; HERD; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPRING; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LOCOMOTION; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 60549089594     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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