Prevalence and characterisation of, and producers' attitudes towards, hock lesions in UK dairy cattle

Veterinary Record

Volumn 169, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 634-

  Potterton, S L ^a   Green, M J ^a   Millar, K M ^b   Brignell, C J ^b   Harris, J ^b   Whay, H R ^c   Huxley, J N ^a  

^a Centre for Evidence based Veterinary Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine and Science Sutton Bonington Campus   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HOOF AND CLAW; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALOPECIA; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; GREAT BRITAIN; HOOF AND CLAW; HOUSING, ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 83155172627     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d5491     Document Type: Article

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