Locomotion score and claw disorders in Norwegian dairy cows, assessed by claw trimmers

Livestock Science

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 157-162

  Sogstad, A M ^a   Fjeldaas, T ^b   Osteras O ^a  

^a Norwegian Cattle Health Services and TINE Extension Services   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Claw disorders; Claw trimmers; Locomotion score

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84856214828     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.11.014     Document Type: Article

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