Correlated changes in behavioral indicators of lameness in dairy cows following hoof trimming

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5758-5763

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Gait; Lameness; Weight distribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GAIT; HOOF AND CLAW; LACTATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GAIT; HOOF AND CLAW; LACTATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78649251176     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3426     Document Type: Article

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