Assessment of lameness prevalence and associated risk factors in dairy herds in England and Wales

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 932-941

  Barker, Z E ^a   Leach, K A ^a   Whay, H R ^a   Bell, N J ^a   Main, D C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; General linear model; Lameness prevalence; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LINEAR MODELS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALES;

BOS; FRIESIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77949281998     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2309     Document Type: Article

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