Effect of analgesia during hoof trimming on gait, weight distribution, and activity of dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3039-3046

  Chapinal, N ^a   de Passille A M ^b   Rushen, J ^b   Wagner, S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lameness; Lying behavior; Step; Weight distribution

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CLONIXIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GAIT; HOOF AND CLAW; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CLONIXIN; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GAIT; HOOF AND CLAW; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

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EID: 77953905126     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2987     Document Type: Article

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