The effect of claw horn disruption lesions and body condition score at dry-off on survivability, reproductive performance, and milk production in the subsequent lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 4071-4078

  Machado, V S ^a   Caixeta, L S ^a   McArt, J A A ^a   Bicalho, R C ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Body condition score; Dairy cow; Lameness

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77955604275     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3177     Document Type: Article

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