Lameness in dairy cattle: A debilitating disease or a disease of debilitated cattle? A cross-sectional study of lameness prevalence and thickness of the digital cushion

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3175-3184

  Bicalho, R C ^a   Machado, V S ^a   Caixeta, L S ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Dairy cow; Digital cushion; Lameness

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 68149142316     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1827     Document Type: Article

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