Relative importance of factors influencing the prevalence of lameness in Austrian cubicle loose-housed dairy cows

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 123-133

  Rouha Mülleder, Cornelia ^a   Iben, Christine ^a   Wagner, Elisabeth ^a   Laaha, Gregor ^b   Troxler, Josef ^a   Waiblinger, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cattle; Health; Housing; Human animal relationship; Management; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BUILDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 70349290532     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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