A cross sectional study of prevalence, risk factors, population attributable fractions and pathology for foot and limb lesions in preweaning piglets on commercial farms in England

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  KilBride, Amy L ^a   Gillman, Claire E ^a   Ossent, Pete ^b   Green, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; INJURY; LIMB; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; SUCKLING; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 73349092183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-5-31     Document Type: Article

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