Enhancing the prediction accuracy of bovine lameness models through transformations of limb movement variables

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2539-2550

  Liu, J ^a   Neerchal, N K ^b   Tasch, U ^a   Dyer, R M ^c   Rajkondawar, P G ^d  

^a Baltimore County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d BouMatic   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Lameness; Limb movement variable; Spline transformation

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; LETTUCE MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 67649084046     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1301     Document Type: Article

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