Sampling strategies for monitoring lameness in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1970-1978

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Lameness; Sampling strategy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; UNITED KINGDOM; BOVINAE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLE SIZE; WALES; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING;

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EID: 77952081988     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2500     Document Type: Article

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