Reduced test-day milk fat percentage in cows diagnosed with claw horn lesions during routine claw trimming

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1858-1863

  Van Straten, M ^a,b   Siani, I ^c   Bar, D ^d  

^a Hachaklait   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c AA Hoof Trimming   (Israel)

^d SCR Engineers Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Laminitis; Milk fat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HOOF AND CLAW; MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; MILK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952770452     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3857     Document Type: Article

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