Lying behavior as an indicator of lameness in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3553-3560

  Ito, K ^a   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   LeBlanc, S J ^b   Weary, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Gait score; Lameness; Lying behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GAIT; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; BOVINAE; CATTLE DISEASES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GAIT; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS;

BOS;

EID: 77955045568     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2951     Document Type: Article

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