Associations of soft flooring materials in free stalls with milk yield, clinical mastitis, teat lesions, and removal of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1578-1586

  Ruud, L E ^a   Boe K E ^a   Osteras O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Free stall base softness; Milk yield; Teat lesion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; BUILDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SECRETION; STANDARD; UDDER;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS;

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EID: 77950166292     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2752     Document Type: Article

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