Measures of weight distribution of dairy cows to detect lameness and the presence of hoof lesions

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 954-960

  Pastell, M ^a   Hanninen L ^a   de Passille A M ^b   Rushen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automated detection; Dairy cattle; Hoof lesion; Lameness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HOOF AND CLAW; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; LAMENESS, ANIMAL;

BOS;

EID: 77949305240     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2385     Document Type: Article

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