Effect of milking frequency and nutritional level on hoof health, locomotion score and lying behaviour of dairy cows

Livestock Science

Volumn 127, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 248-256

  O'Driscoll, Keelin ^a,b   Gleeson, David ^a   O'Brien, Bernadette ^a   Boyle, Laura ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Hoof health; Lameness; Milking frequency; Welfare

Indexed keywords

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EID: 73949119406     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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