Behaviour of lame cows: A review

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 581-588

  Olechnowicz, Jan ^a   Jaskowski, J M ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Comfort of stalls; Cow; Gait score; Lameness; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84855745996     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/4435-VETMED     Document Type: Review

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